Accessing a string from class1 in class2

Question

I have two seperate classes in a project with no inheritance. Is there any way to access a string which is declared in class 2.
For example.
In class 1 I have a string called HiddenWord.
In class 2 I have an int called AllowableMisses

I want to be able to declare an if statement in class 2 saying:
if (HiddenWord.Length > 5)
{
Allowable misses = 5
}

Is this possible?

Alan · Answer

It's possible if the string is exposed by class 1 as either a public or internal property or field. If it's a static property/field you'd access it from another class with syntax such as this: Class1.HiddenWord If it's an instance property/field you'd need to create an instance first: Class1 c1 = new Class1(); and then use c1.HiddenWord. It's also possible to access private or protected fields or properties from another class using a technique known as reflection though I won't go into that unless you particularly want me to.