Web form event referencing a class

I am having an issue referencing my namespance for sending an email in a contact codebehind event call.  I can't seem to get EmailHelper to work, keep getting a context error

 protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        EmailHelper comm = new EmailHelper();
        comm.SendMailMessage(txtEmail.Text, txtNotes);
    }

The namespace Comm is supposed to handle all things communication related where the EmailHelper method SendMailMessage resides

using System.Net.Mail;

namespace Comm
{
    public class EmailHelper
    {
        public static void SendMailMessage(string email, string message)
        {
            MailMessage emessage = new MailMessage();
            emessage.From = new MailAddress(email);
            emessage.To.Add(new MailAddress("scott@hopefestaz.com"));
            emessage.Body = message;
            emessage.Priority = MailPriority.High;
            SmtpClient smtp = new SmtpClient();
            smtp.Send(emessage);
        }
    }

}

Re: Web form event referencing a class

if it's static, you don't need a new instance. You should be able to access it directly.

Try removing the static keyword.

Re: Web form event referencing a class

Still getting a could not find issue, the "am I using an assembly or reference?" hint

Re: Web form event referencing a class

I have check below script code, it is working,

protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        EmailHelper.SendMailMessage(txtEmail.Text, txtNotes);
    }

Re: Web form event referencing a class

Hi fredarator,

It seems like that the class EmailHelper is in the namespace Comm. In order to use the method SendMailMessage in the code behind, you can add the namespace and modify the code as follows:

protected void Button1_Click1(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Comm.EmailHelper comm = new Comm.EmailHelper();
            comm.SendMailMessage(txtEmail.Text, txtNotes);
        }

Or add the namespace in the code behind as follows:

using Comm;

In addition, you need to delete the static for your method.

You can also follow aamirha's advice to call the method directly.

Best wishes,