What do you mean by properties in C#?

Set of functions that can be accessed directly from the client (in a similar way to the public fields of the class)

Properties Example:

//C#: Property
//Author: rajeshvs@msn.com
using System;
class MyClass
{
private int x;
public int X
{
get
{
return x;
}
set
{
x = value;
}
}
}
class MyClient
{
public static void Main()
{
MyClass mc = new MyClass();
mc.X = 10;
int xVal = mc.X;
Console.WriteLine(xVal);//Displays 10
}
}

Remember that a property should have at least one accessor, either set or get. The set accessor has a free variable available in it called value, which gets created automatically by the compiler. We can't declare any variable with the name value inside the set accessor.

Note:
1. To create read-only property, simply omit the set accessor from the properties definition
2. To create write-only, omit the get accessor.
3. C# doesn’t permit setting different access modifiers to get and set. Only public get and protected set.

Ex: public string ForeName
{
get
{
return forename;
}
}
protected void setForeName(string value)
{
if(---) forename = “so so”
else forename = value;
}