Calling a Variable from another Class (C#)

Question

How can I call a variable from a public class to another public class in C#. I have:

public class Variables
{
   static string name = "";
}

I need to call it from:

public class Main
{
}

Thanks for help in advance.

Working in a Console App.

Answer 1

That would just be:

 Console.WriteLine(Variables.name);

and it needs to be public also:

public class Variables
{
   public static string name = "";
}

Answer 2

You need to specify an access modifier for your variable. In this case you want it public.

public class Variables
{
    public static string name = "";
}

After this you can use the variable like this.

Variables.name

Answer 3

I would suggest to use a variable instead of a public field:

public class Variables
{
   private static string name = "";

   public static string Name
   { 
        get { return name; }
        set { name = value; }

   }
}

From another class, you call your variable like this:

public class Main
{
    public void DoSomething()
    {
         string var = Variables.Name;
    }
}

Answer 4

Hi! I think there could be two issues. One make sure the name member variable is public as pointed out previously and two Gurus can correct me if I am wrong, static members variables can only be accessed by static member method. So you have to call the name static member variable from a static method. Here is the code that works.

public class Variable
{
    public static string name = "Gautam";
}
class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(Variable.name);
    }
}