how to distingish between local and static variables of same name

Question

example to illustrate :

public class Something
{
    private static int number;

    static Something()
    {
        int number = 10;

        // Syntax to distingish between local variable and static variable ?
    }
}

Inside the static constructor, is there a syntax that can be used to distinguish between the local variable called "number", and the static variable of the same name ?

Removed the `[distinguishedname]` tag because it shouldn't really exist to begin with. Added `[scope]` instead — Merlyn Morgan-Graham, Aug 26 '11 at 00:51
Or you could use a different name (or naming convention) for the static variable... — TrueWill, Aug 26 '11 at 01:44

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 26 '11 at 00:45

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Something.number

Obvious, no?.

answered Aug 26 '11 at 00:45

Mark H

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And if your class isn't static, you can be all like: class Something { int number; public Something() { int number = 10; this.number = number + 1; } } – oscilatingcretin Aug 26 '11 at 01:13

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 26 '11 at 00:46

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Unqualified will get you the inner-most scoped variable (the local variable):

Console.WriteLine(number);

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You can qualify your usage to get the static variable:

Console.WriteLine(Something.number);

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answered Aug 26 '11 at 00:46

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how to distingish between local and static variables of same name

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