Does VB.NET have an equivalent of C# auto property with custom access specifier?

Question

I was simply wondering if in VB.Net there is a shorthand equivalent to this kind of C# including the private setter:

public string Test { get; private set; }

Can someone please tell me the shortest way to achieve this in VB.Net?

possible duplicate of [VB.net equivalent of C# Property Shorthand?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/460027/vb-net-equivalent-of-c-property-shorthand) — Stormenet, Jun 28 '11 at 06:59
No I was wondering if there is a way to do the private set in one line like you can in C#, turns out in VB.Net you cannot. — Alex Hope O'Connor, Jun 28 '11 at 07:59
I see, wasn't really clear from the question, I've changed that for you. — Stormenet, Jun 28 '11 at 10:00

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 28 '11 at 06:59

Sorry, this is not possible in VB.NET:

Auto-implemented properties are convenient and support many programming scenarios. However, there are situations in which you cannot use an auto-implemented property and must instead use standard, or expanded, property syntax.

You have to use expanded property-definition syntax if you want to do any one of the following:

...

Create properties that are WriteOnly or ReadOnly.

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 28 '11 at 06:59

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Unfortunately, you can't use different accesibilities for auto property accessors in VB.NET. You have to manually write the property code.

answered Jun 28 '11 at 06:59

Maximilian Mayerl

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Ken D · Answer 3 · 2011-06-28T07:08:47.263

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Like this:

Private _test As String

Public Property Test() As String

Get
    Return _test
End Get

Private Set(ByVal Value As String)
    _test = Value
End Set

End Property

No alternative.

edited Jun 28 '11 at 07:08

answered Jun 28 '11 at 07:00

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Does VB.NET have an equivalent of C# auto property with custom access specifier?

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