This question already has answers here: What is the best way to give a C# auto-property an initial value? (23 answers) Closed 7 years ago. I’m used to writing classes like this: public class foo { private string mBar = “bar”; public string Bar { get { return mBar; } set { mBar = value; … Read more
We’re often told we should protect encapsulation by making getter and setter methods (properties in C#) for class fields, instead of exposing the fields to the outside world. But there are many times when a field is just there to hold a value and doesn’t require any computation to get or set. For these we … Read more
How do you give a C# auto-property an initial value? I either use the constructor, or revert to the old syntax. Using the Constructor: class Person { public Person() { Name = “Initial Name”; } public string Name { get; set; } } Using normal property syntax (with an initial value) private string name = … Read more
