initialize during declaration and create shorthand getter/setter

Question

How do I initialize the member variables during declaration and create the getter/setter shorthand? Is it possible or do I have to use the constructor to assign the value?

For example I want to do something similarl to this

public class Money
{
   public int dollars = 200 {get; set;}
}

or

public int dollars = 200;

dollars 
{
    get;
    set;
}

score 36 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 22 '16 at 17:00

36

In C# 6 and later, you can initialize auto-implemented properties similarly to fields:

public string FirstName { get; set; } = "Jane";

Source: MSDN

answered Jan 22 '16 at 17:00

Gobe

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score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 20 '13 at 22:50

Either

public class Money
{
    private int dollars = 200;
    public int Dollars
    {
        get { return dollars; }
        set { dollars = value; }
    }
}

or

public class Money
{
    public int Dollars { get; set; }

    public Money() 
    {
        Dollars = 200;
    }
}

User 12345678 · Answer 3 · 2013-10-20T22:42:32.443

5

Unfortunately there is currently no way to achieve this.

You must either assign the default value when you declare the properties backing field or assign the default value from the constructor if you are using an automatic property.

edited Oct 20 '13 at 22:42

answered Oct 20 '13 at 22:37

User 12345678

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you're talking pre C#6 I see others have given an example. – barlop Aug 13 '17 at 11:30

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 20 '13 at 22:41

3

public class Money
{
  public int Dollars {get;set;}

  public Money()
  {
    Dollars = 200;
  }
}

answered Oct 20 '13 at 22:41

Holystream

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initialize during declaration and create shorthand getter/setter

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