Can I call a static method inside another method?

Question

fundamental question: How can I call a static method inside another method. Please help!!

public static class Class1
{
  public static string RenderCompareStatus()
  {
      bool isFound = Class1.Found(id);
  }

  private static bool Found(string id)
  {

  }

//Error message: does not contain definition for Found

Answer 1

You use the class name e.g. Class1.Found

Answer 2

The code looks okay - if that's your actual code, and not just a minimal example, you need to specify id (or some other variable) within the scope of RenderCompareStatus to pass as an argument to Found.

Answer 3

I expanded your sample into a fully working example:

using System;

public static class Class1
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        Console.WriteLine(RenderCompareStatus());
    }

    public static string RenderCompareStatus()
    {
        String id = "test";
        bool isFound = Found(id);
        return "Test: " + isFound;
    }

    private static bool Found(string id)
    {
        return false;
    }
}

And the results:

Test: False

EDIT: If the above example is similar to your code but your code is not working, please edit your question, supplying more details such as the precise error you are getting and a more complete sample of the code that is producing the error.

EDIT: Changed public static bool Found(string id) to private static bool Found(string id) recompiled and it still works.

Answer 4

Both of your methods are lacking a return statement. You will get a compile error if you do not specify a return value for a non-void method.

It is ok to call a static method with Class1.Found(id). But if you call it from the same class, you can omit "Class1." before the call.