"Rajesh" <rajesh.godavar***@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Based on my understanding static members do not have access to non-
> static members. In the below example static method 'name' accessing
> non-static method creating reference. Seems to me it is not holding to
> the theory? Pls explain.
>
> Here is an example:
> namespace StaticNonStaticMembers
> {
>    class Program
>    {
>        static void Main(string[] args)
>        {
>            person p = new person();
>            System.Console.WriteLine(person.name());
>            System.Console.WriteLine(p.changename());
>
>        }
>    }
>
>    class person
>    {
>        public string changename()
>        {
>            return "changed";
>        }
>
>        public static string name()
>        {
>            person p = new person();
>            return p.changename();
>        }
>    }
> }
>
> Thanks.
>

On Apr 12, 8:32 pm, "Peter Duniho" <NpOeStPe***@nnowslpianmk.com>
wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:03:22 -0700, Rajesh <rajesh.godavar***@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
> > Based on my understanding static members do not have access to non-
> > static members.
>
> That's not true.  A static member of a class can access non-static 
> members, as long as they specify an instance.
>
> > In the below example static method 'name' accessing
> > non-static method creating reference.
>
> Yes, the static method "name()" does access the non-static method 
> "changename()" of the instance created.  Of course, that doesn't prove 
> anything because the method is public and so *any* code can access that.
>
> It would be more interesting for you to show code where a static method of 
> the class accesses a protected or private method or field of the same 
> class, since that's a scenario in which only the methods within the class 
> are allowed to access that member.  You would find that also works, but at 
> least it is an interesting example.
>
> > Seems to me it is not holding to the theory? Pls explain.
>
> What theory?
>
> Pete

On Apr 12, 8:37 pm, "Bill Butler" <qwe***@asdf.com> wrote:
> "Rajesh" <rajesh.godavar***@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1176433402.791297.115100@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Based on my understanding static members do not have access to non-
> > static members.
>
> That definition is inacurate.
> Try
> static members do not have access to non static members of the same
> class without first creating an instance of the object and accessing the
> nonstatic members via the instance.
>
> take a look at this:
>
> using System;
> class Foo
>   {
>   private int x;
>
>   public Foo(int x){this.x = x;}
>
>   static void Main(string[] args)
>     {
>     Foo foo1 = new Foo(5);
>     Foo foo2 = new Foo(10);
>     Console.WriteLine(foo1.x);
>     Console.WriteLine(foo2.x);
>     }
>   }
>
> ---------------------
> prints
> 5
> 10
>
> ---------------------
>
> Since there is one x for every instance of Foo, you obviously can't
> access x without knowing which foo it lives in.
>
> It is not that "they" are attempting to restrict what static method
> can/cannot do. It simply does not make sense for a static method to
> access a nonstatic member without an instance of the object.
>
> Now you may argue "Hey, what if it is a nonstatic Method? why can't I
> access that?"
> For instance (added to prior example)
>     public void Method1()
>         {
>         Console.WriteLine("x:{0}",x);
>         }
>
> and
>     public void Method2()
>         {
>         Console.WriteLine("Hello from the inside of Foo");
>         }
>
> Method1 makes no sense without an instance of Foo because it needs to
> know the value of x
> Method2 on the other hand knows nothing of the internal state of
> Foo...so why can't I call it????
> Because you didn't make it static!!!
>
> There is absolutely no reason for Method2 to NOT be static.
>
> Hopefully, my rambling will help clear this up a bit
>
>     Bill

"Rajesh" <rajesh.godavar***@gmail.com> schreef in bericht
news:1176433402.791297.115100@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> Based on my understanding static members do not have access to non-
> static members. In the below example static method 'name' accessing
> non-static method creating reference. Seems to me it is not holding to
> the theory? Pls explain.
>
> Here is an example:
> namespace StaticNonStaticMembers
> {
>    class Program
>    {
>        static void Main(string[] args)
>        {
>            person p = new person();
>            System.Console.WriteLine(person.name());
>            System.Console.WriteLine(p.changename());
>
>        }
>    }
>
>    class person
>    {
>        public string changename()
>        {
>            return "changed";
>        }
>
>        public static string name()
>        {
>            person p = new person();
>            return p.changename();
>        }
>    }
> }
>
> Thanks.
>