Compiler Error CS0176

Static member 'member' cannot be accessed with an instance reference; qualify it with a type name instead

Only a class name can be used to qualify a static variable; an instance name cannot be a qualifier. For more information, see Static Classes and Static Class Members.

The following sample generates CS0176:

// CS0176.cs  
public class MyClass2  
{  
    public static int num;  
}  
  
public class Test  
{  
    public static void Main()  
    {  
        MyClass2 mc2 = new MyClass2();  
        int i = mc2.num;   // CS0176  
        // try the following line instead  
        // int i = MyClass2.num;  
    }  
}