In C# 5 and earlier, to give auto implemented properties an initial value, you have to do it in a constructor. Since C# 6.0, you can specify initial value in-line. The syntax is: DefaultValueAttribute is intended to be used by the VS designer (or any other consumer) to specify a default value, not an initial value. … Read more
There are actually many good reasons to consider using accessors rather than directly exposing fields of a class – beyond just the argument of encapsulation and making future changes easier. Here are the some of the reasons I am aware of: Encapsulation of behavior associated with getting or setting the property – this allows additional functionality (like validation) … Read more
Rather than using Ctrl + K, X you can also just type prop and then hit Tab twice.
They don’t allow you to specify encapsulating behavior. What they do is allow you to specify that this is a Property in the public interface of your class, as opposed to a field. The difference here is that in Java, getters and setters are simply methods that follow a certain convention (getXXX, setXXX). In C#, … Read more