Setting a private setter using an object initializer
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11-12-2019 - |
Question
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 myName { get; private set; }
public string myId { get; set; }
public static MyClass GetSampleObject()
{
MyClass mc = new MyClass
{
myName = "Whatever", // <- works
myId = "1234"
};
return mc;
}
}
public class MyOtherClass
{
public static MyClass GetSampleObject()
{
MyClass mc = new MyClass
{
myName = "Whatever", // <- fails
myId = "1234"
};
return mc;
}
}
Solution
The private
modifier on a setter means - private to the enclosing type.
That is, the property can be set by the containing type only.
If this was not the case, you would never be able to set the property and it would effectively be read-only.
From MSDN - private (C# Reference):
Private members are accessible only within the body of the class or the struct in which they are declared
OTHER TIPS
Because private means accessible within the class that owns property.
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