Question

I am trying to set/read a variable in class bluRemote from another namespace/class like so:

namespace BluMote
{
    class bluRemote
    {
        public string cableOrSat = "CABLE";
     ........
    }
}

and the other cs file (which is the form):

namespace BluMote
{
    public partial class SettingsForm : Form
    {
        if (BluMote.bluRemote.cableOrSat == "CABLE")
        {
             BluMote.bluRemote.cableOrSat = "SAT";
        }
 .......
    }
}

I know i am doing it wrong but I’m more used to doing stuff like this in VB so its like night and day ha :o)

Answer 1

What you are trying to do is work with static variables so you would need to change your class to this:

namespace BluMote
{
    public static class bluRemote
    {
        public static string cableOrSat = "CABLE";
        ........
    }
}

It is better if you stay away from static classes (for the most part) and instead focus on an object oriented approach where you have an instance (object) of bluRemote.

So instead of making the bluRemote class static you keep it the same and do:

public partial class SettingsForm : Form
{
    private bluRemote _remote = new bluRemote();  // possibly created somewhere else

    public void SomeFunction() 
    {
        if (_remote.cableOrSat == "CABLE")
        {
             _remote.cableOrSat = "SAT";
        }
    }
    .......
}