Compiler Error CS0176
Static member 'member' cannot be accessed with an instance reference; qualify it with a type name instead
Only a class name can be used to qualify a static variable; an instance name cannot be a qualifier. For more information, see Static Classes and Static Class Members.
The following sample generates CS0176:
// CS0176.cs
public class MyClass2
{
public static int num;
}
public class Test
{
public static void Main()
{
MyClass2 mc2 = new MyClass2();
int i = mc2.num; // CS0176
// try the following line instead
// int i = MyClass2.num;
}
}
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