C# - Winforms - Global Variables

Question

I want some variables to be global across the project and accessible in every form. How can I do this?

Answer 1

yes you can by using static class. like this:

static class Global
{
    private static string _globalVar = "";

    public static string GlobalVar
    {
        get { return _globalVar; }
        set { _globalVar = value; }
    }
}

and for using any where you can write:

GlobalClass.GlobalVar = "any string value"

Answer 2

The consensus here is to put the global variables in a static class as static members. When you create a new Windows Forms application, it usually comes with a Program class (Program.cs), which is a static class and serves as the main entry point of the application. It lives for the the whole lifetime of the app, so I think it is best to put the global variables there instead of creating a new one.

static class Program
{
    public static string globalString = "This is a global string.";

    /// <summary>
    /// The main entry point for the application.
    /// </summary>
    [STAThread]
    static void Main()
    {
        Application.EnableVisualStyles();
        Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}

And use it as such:

public partial class Form1 : Form
{
    public Form1()
    {
        Program.globalString = "Accessible in Form1.";

        InitializeComponent();
    }
}