Why is an internal static string is not accessible from outside the class?

Question

I have a class defined as follows:

class Foo
    {
        internal string IString;
        internal static string IstaticString;
        public Foo()
        {
            IstaticString = "static";
            IString = "non - static";
        }
    }

I am creating its instance in the main function as the following, in this caseIString is accessible through the object, whereas IstaticString is not accessible. Can anyone explain the reason for this?

static members are not accessible from instances. `Foo.IstaticString ` should work — ASh, Sep 11 '15 at 09:06
http://www.davesquared.net/2008/07/why-cant-i-access-static-members-from.html — Tim Schmelter, Sep 11 '15 at 09:17

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 11 '15 at 09:10

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static members are not accessible from instances. Foo.IstaticString should work

answered Sep 11 '15 at 09:10

ASh

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 11 '15 at 09:18

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Static fields accessible from type not from instance. This Foo.IstaticString should work

answered Sep 11 '15 at 09:18

Oleg Panagushin

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Why is an internal static string is not accessible from outside the class?

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