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Aaron Selonke
10,323 Pointsdefining a field in the IDE
I'm following this in Visual Studio's instead of Workspaces.
I learned from Mike Tabor that defining a field in a class should be done in the IDE with prop + TAB TAB
which creates the class field template that looks like this: public int MyProperty { get; set; }
What's the difference between stating a field this way? What do the get and set statements mean?
4 Answers
Shane Robinson
7,324 PointsCheck out this SO post What is the { get; set; } syntax in C#, the first two answers should cover what you are looking for.
Shadi Abdelsalam
9,490 PointsIt automaticly creates a constructor and a method,which return a field's value
Glen Hayes
5,798 PointsThe get and set fields are essentially methods to either return a methods value (get) or input another value ie (set) the value. Its just shorthand.
I also use Visual Studio instead of the workspaces because it seems to offer a lot more functionality, but havnt used the prop + TAB TAB thingy.
As I learn I much prefer to constantly type full methods and classes out by "finger" so it "sinks" in better.
Aaron Selonke
10,323 PointsYes, the IDE seems like one of the best advantages of C# Also noticed that it is more strict with using the static modifier than the mono compiler Thanks