Accessing a static property of a child in a parent method

Question

Say I have the following code:

class Parent
{

    static string MyField = \"ParentField\";

    public virtual string DoSomething()
    {
        return MyField         


        

Answer 1

Yes, override DoSomething:

class Child
{
    static new string MyField = "ChildField";

    public virtual string DoSomething()
    {
        return MyField;
    }

}

Answer 2

Use a static property instead of a static variable. Then you can override the property in the child class instead of creating a "new" field.

Answer 3

The only way is overriding DoSomething method or else it is not possible. The DoSomething in Parent method essentially translates to:

public virtual string DoSomething()
    {
        return Parent.MyField;
    }

When you "new" a property, it only applies to that type - in this case Child class. If the property is accessed via the 'Parent', it will always return the original property.