What are Properties in C-sharp and how to use them?

What are Properties in C-sharp and how to use them?

 

In this article I will explain the property in C# along with practical demonstration which will help you to understand it in a simple way.

• Properties are used to get or set the value of data members of a class. 
• They are used to implement data security. 
• A property contains two blocks: (i) get and (ii) set. These blocks works on the basis of calling conventions. 
• get and set block is implicit calling of grammar language. Property is define public normally to have get and set control. 
• For each data members we have to create one property. 
• In c-sharp we create indexers in place of parameterized property. (In VB you can have parameterized property). 
• For static data member static properties are used. 

Difference between Property and Methods
 

Property                                            

1. Property is implicitly called using calling convention

2. Property works on compile and runtime.

Method

1. Method is explicitly called

2. Methods works on runtime.

Practical: Showing how to use property

using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text;   namespace Properties_Csharp {     class Program     {           public class PropertyClass         {             string name;             int age;               static string co_name;               static int rollno;               // Static Property             public static string _co_name             {                 get                 {                     return co_name;                 }                   set                 {                     co_name = value;                 }             }               public static int Rollno             {                   set                 {                     rollno = value;                 }                   get                 {                     return rollno;                 }             }                 public string p_name             {                   get                 {                     return name;                 }                   set                 {                     name = value;                 }             }               public int p_age             {                   get                 {                     return age;                 }                   set                 {                     age = value;                 }             }           }           static void Main(string[] args)         {               PropertyClass ob1 = new PropertyClass();                          PropertyClass.Rollno = 90;             Console.WriteLine(PropertyClass.Rollno);               PropertyClass._co_name = "George";               string compnay = PropertyClass._co_name;             Console.WriteLine(PropertyClass._co_name);               ob1.p_age = 23;             ob1.p_name = "Peter";             Console.WriteLine(ob1.p_age);             Console.WriteLine(ob1.p_name);               Console.ReadLine();             }     } }

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