Questions tagged [automatic-properties]
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No ivars -> What am I missing?
I never use ivars. I only use properties -- sometimes assign properties with primitive types, and sometimes on a "private" class extension. I've seen the advantages of not using ivars in switching to ARC -- I have some borrowed code with lots of…
Dan Rosenstark
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How to default svn:keywords to enabled?
Is there a way to enable svn:keywords by default so that this property does not need to be turned on for each keyword every time a new source file is added?
jacknad
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Why does ReSharper need to scan all files when converting a property to an auto property?
Is there any difference between accessing a property that has a backing field
private int _id;
public int Id
{
get { return _id; }
set { _id = value; }
}
versus an auto-property?
public int Id { get; set; }
The…
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How can I put validation in the getter and setter methods in C#?
In C#, I can have a property without having the need to declare a private variable.
My VB6 code that looked like this
'local variable(s) to hold property value(s)
Private mvarPhoneNumber As String 'local copy
Public Property Let PhoneNumber(ByVal…
abhi
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Read-Only Auto-Property for Simple Types: Initializer VS Expression Body Getter
In C# 6.0, the new syntax let us write read-only auto-properties with using an initializer:
public bool AllowsDuplicates { get; } = true;
Likewise, we can write it using an expression body getter:
public bool AllowsDuplicates => true;
For simple…
Mikkel R. Lund
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c# constructors vs auto-properties and object initializers
I have used auto properties a lot but I have gone more and more away from that setting up classes with readonly backing fields initialized in the constructor. I remove all setters and only add the back if the property clearly need a setter.
I find…
terjetyl
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Purpose of automatic properties in .NET
Why is this:
public string Foo {get;set;}
considered better than this:
public string Foo;
I can't for the life of me work it out. Can anyone shed some light?
Thanks
David
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How to disable automatic id creation in Django?
I want to disable automatic id creation in Django Models. Is it possible to do so? How?
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Why do C# automatic properties not support default values like VB 2010?
Looking at the new VB 2010 features, I stumbled upon support for Auto-Implemented Properties.
Since I'm working with C#, this seemed quite familiar, but I noticed that VB did add a feature I would love to have in C#: setting an arbitrary default…
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Do auto-implemented properties support attributes?
I was told that in c# attributes are not allowed on the auto-implemented properties. Is that true? if so why?
EDIT: I got this information from a popular book on LINQ and could not believe it!
EDIT: Refer page 34 of LINQ Unleashed by Paul Kimmel…
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Quick create C# properties from variables
For C#, I hate writing out the variables and then writing out all the properties. Isn't there a way to select all variables, right click and create all the properties.
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Is always prefixing (auto)properties with the this-keyword considered a good practice?
Ever since I found out about auto properties, I try to use them everywhere. Before there would always be a private member for every property I had that I would use inside the class. Now this is replaced by the auto property. I use the property…
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Generate custom setter using attributes
In classes whose instances I persist using an object database, I keep having to do this:
private string _name;
public string Name
{
get { return this._name; }
set { _name = value; this.Save(); }
}
whereas I would much rather type…
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How often do you see abuse of C# shorthand getters/setters?
In C# you can create getter/setters in a simpler way than other languages:
public int FooBar { get; set; }
This creates an internal private variable which you can't address directly, with the external property 'FooBar' to access it directly.
My…
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Setting a private setter using an object initializer
Why is it possible to use an object initializer to set a private set auto property, when the initializer is called from within the class which owns the auto property? I have included two class as an example.
public class MyClass
{
public string…
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