questions about Fields, static non-static etc

[mariocatch]

fields can not access other fields because their value is unknown unless static (they use a default initializer), they simply can't be resolved at compile time.

static fields can however, since they're resolved statically before the containing type is constructed.

Field:

public MyClass()
{
   mIsInitialized = true; // this is usually the preferred initialization pattern for instanced fields.
}

private bool mIsInitialized;

Property:

public bool IsInitialized
{
   get { return mIsInitialized; }
   set { mIsInitialized = value; }
}

public MyClass()
{
   mIsInitialized = true;
}

private bool mIsInitialized;