Question

Is there a way to access wpf ui elements from a static method? I’m trying to access a textbox string from a static method to no avail

Answer 1

This would be impossible. Your static method can run while the textbox doesn’t exist because there is no instance of your form.
Static methods are designed to be able to run without any instance.
Quote from wikipedia:

Therefore, a static method cannot
refer to a specific instance of the
class (i.e. it cannot refer to this,
self, Me, etc.)