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I was mildly surprised when the compiler complained about this: public class UsefulClass { public const String RatingName = @"Ratings\rating"; } public class OtherClass { public void SomeFunc() { UsefulClass useful = new UsefulClass(); String rating = useful.RatingName; } } Compiler says, "Static member cannot be accessed with an instance reference; qualify it with a type name instead" This isn't a problem, String rating = UsefulClass.RatingName; works fine. I'm just curious what the thinking is behind this? I have an instance of a public class with a public constant on it, why can't I get the data this way?
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