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I'm wondering I can't reach static class field from instance variable

 class aa { public static string b = "bb"; } Console.WriteLine(aa.b); //fine aa f = new aa(); f.b //error

Why? Do I make something wrong?

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    I think other languages like Java allow this, but this is not supported in C#. Commented Oct 8, 2018 at 9:39
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    Yep. static methods and properties can only be accessed from the type not an instance of the class. As such static methods do not have acces to non-static properties or methods Commented Oct 8, 2018 at 9:39

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Outside you can get a static field by ClassName.StaticVariable, but inside the class it is similar to other instance variables. This is because static variables are owned by class, not a specific instance.

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