static method not available

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Hello,

I have a static class(CL), one main class(Program) and a simple class(cl1).

I static class i have a method called disply().
When i am trying to access this method in cl1, i can very well able to do it...However when i tried to access it in class cl1, it does not shows it. All the three classes are in one namespace.

Please see the code and help me...

class Program
  {
      static void Main(string[] args)
      {
          cl.display();    //works !!
      }
  }

  public static class cl
  {
      public static string display()
      {
          return "hi";
      }
  }


  public class cl1
  {
           cl.display();    //DOES NOT WORKS..display function is not  //available....why !!
  }

Posted 15-Jun-12 8:13am

shikhar gilhotra

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Tim Corey · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-15T08:20:00

Solution 1

Unless you have improperly pasted your code, the issue is that you are trying to call a method outside of a method definition in your public class cl1. Here is the way it should look:

C#

public class cl1
{
   public string CallDisplay()
   {
      return cl.display();
   }
}

Posted 15-Jun-12 8:20am

Tim Corey

Updated 15-Jun-12 8:22am

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Sander Rossel 15-Jun-12 14:22pm

You were just a little faster than me. Have a 5 :)

Tim Corey 15-Jun-12 14:25pm

Thanks. By the way, that pushed me into the Gold level of the Authority category. Thanks for that. :-)

Sander Rossel 15-Jun-12 14:28pm

Congrats! Getting into new categories is always fun :)

Manas Bhardwaj 15-Jun-12 17:17pm

Correct +5!

Sander Rossel · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-15T08:21:00

Solution 2

the cl.display(); in cl1 is not inside a method body.
cl.Display(); in your Program class works because it is part of the Main method.
You should change cl1 so it looks something like this:

C#

public class cl1
{
    public void SomeMethod()
    {
        cl.display(); // Now works fine :)
    }
}

Posted 15-Jun-12 8:21am

Sander Rossel

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Tim Corey 15-Jun-12 14:25pm

Good answer. :-)

Sander Rossel 15-Jun-12 14:28pm

Thanks. It looks a lot like yours. And I mean A LOT ;)

Tim Corey 15-Jun-12 14:29pm

Great minds, right?

Sander Rossel 15-Jun-12 14:33pm

Yep :)

Manas Bhardwaj 15-Jun-12 17:18pm

Correct +5!

Sander Rossel 15-Jun-12 18:04pm

Thank you :)

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