Getter Setter Method [Resolved]

In simple a property allow you to embed your own logic with the field of the Class.
Here logic mean anything. :)
1.
It can be just allow to only RETRIEVE ONLY or READ , you
in this case you will implement only get .

public int ID

    {

        get;

    }

    private string _somevalue;

    public string SomeValue

    {

        get { return _somevalue; }

    }

2.
Similarly it will only allow you to ASSIGN or SET the value.
in this case you will implement only set .

public int ID

    {

        set;

    }

    private string _somevalue;

    public string SomeValue

    {

        set { _somevalue = value; }

    }

3.
Expose a part of the Controls Field.
Lets say in a Form one Label Control is there and you are interested to access/ modify its Text Property ONLY.
in this you could do like this

public String LabelValue

    {

        get { return lblForm.Text; }

        set { lblForm.Text = value; }

    }

4.
You can perform some validation also
Lets say some property called ID should not be negative.

public static int ID

        {

            set

            {

                if (value < 0)

                    throw new ArgumentException("Negative values are not allowed");

            }

        }

Similarly many more....
To know more about property
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/w86s7x04.aspx

Thanks,
Narayan

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Example,

class TimePeriod

{

    private double seconds;



    public double Hours

    {

        get { return seconds / 3600; }

        set { seconds = value * 3600; }

    }

}





class Program

{

    static void Main()

    {

        TimePeriod t = new TimePeriod();



        // Assigning the Hours property causes the 'set' accessor to be called.

        t.Hours = 24;



        // Evaluating the Hours property causes the 'get' accessor to be called.

        System.Console.WriteLine("Time in hours: " + t.Hours);

    }

}

// Output: Time in hours: 24

Regards,
Susan

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Hi Akiii,

Explanation to your below comment.....
"i think by using getter setter method we can initialize the private property of the class....."

By using the property feature(get; and set; methods) of c#, we are not only initialize a class variable , but we make a private class variable public.
For ex: we cannot access a private variable using the object of a class.Only the method of a class can access the private variables.

But when we declare a property , we can access the private variable through that property....

That means,

class ex

{

int _x;

public int  X

{

get

{

return -x;

}

set

{

_x=value;

}

}

}

Now we can access that _x using the property...
ex obj=new ex();
obj.X=12;
It will assign value 12 to the variable _x;
also

we can get the value of _x by int y=obj.X;

so where we can use obj.X where ever we want(instead of _x).
_x can be used only by the methods of that class.
So for using a private variable outside the methods of a class we are using properties. Properties are declared public.

Nitha Deepak

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Hi Akii,

Refer this links,

http://www.csharp-station.com/Tutorials/Lesson10.aspx

http://www.devasp.net/net/articles/display/825.html

Regards,
Susan

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Also Refer this msdn sinks

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/77kz8hy0%28v=vs.80%29.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6ysbstsx%28v=vs.80%29.aspx

Regards,
Susan

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try this

http://www.csharp-station.com/Tutorials/Lesson10.aspx

Thanks&Regards
LakshmiNarayana Nalluri.

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@susan....

thanks for your sample code......
i think by using getter setter method we can initialize the private property of the class.....

i mark ur answer...

Regards
Akiii

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Hi narayan...

your explanation is quite good especially the condition part in the set method.....

I mark urs as an answer.....
Regards
Akiii

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hi Lakn2 ....

thanks for your suggestion.....

Akiii

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Hi
nice explanation nitha.......

thanks for your time....

Regards
Akiii

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Hi there,

in case you are able to understand german the following link explains the topic in a Video-Tutorial:

http://www.experdios.de/video/c-sharp-getter-setter

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hi bronko...

thank you for your help but i dont understand german.....

Akiii

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