error:An object reference is required for the non-static field, method, or propert

[jassie]

In a C# 2008 solution file, there are 4 project files that interact with each other. While I am in the project file called 'app1', I want to be able to obtain the values in another project file called 'samples'.
When I am in debug looking at the locals window, I can see the value I want to obtain is in the following location: samples.PackageMetadata.SubCustomerNumber.
However I am getting the error: An object reference is required for the non-static field, method, or property 'samples.PackageMetadata.SubCustomerNumber.get'.
Thus can you show me code and tell me what I need to do so that I can obtain the 'SubCustomerNumber' value I need for an error message?

 

[jmcilhinney]

You have to use an instance of the PackageMetadata class rather than the class itself. It's the same with any class. You can't get the Length of a String if you have no String object to get it from.

 

[TinyTree]

static fields and so on used by class, others by object. I thought.