C# Properties

An introduction to properties in C#, explaining how they wrap fields and control access to an object's data.

What is a Property?

A property is a member that provides a flexible way to read, write, or compute the value of a private field, exposed through get and set accessors.

Auto-Implemented Properties

Auto-implemented properties let you declare a property without manually writing a backing field, since the compiler creates one automatically behind the scenes.

Read-only and Write-only Properties

A property can be made read-only by omitting the set accessor, or write-only by omitting the get accessor, depending on how the data should be used.

Why Use Properties Instead of Fields?

Properties allow you to add validation or logic when data is read or written, without changing how the member is used from outside the class.