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William Thompson

Posts: 11
Nickname: xarzu
Registered: Nov, 2007

Using set and get in C Sharp

Posted: Jan 13, 2009 10:02 AM

What is the point of using set and get in C Sharp?

It seems variables are used differently in this language than in C++.

For some reason, you have to have a static variable defined like this:

public static uint Somenum
{
set { m_somenum = value; }
get { return m_somenum; }
}

and prior to this declaration, you need to have this:

public uint m_sumenum;

This seems to be the only way to expose a member of a class to other classes in C#.

The problem is that I seem to be doing this improperly because I get a compile error:

An object reference is required for the non-static field, metod, or property '.......m_somenum"

Amit Mitra

Posts: 2
Nickname: mitraamit
Registered: Jan, 2009

Re: Using set and get in C Sharp

Posted: Jan 15, 2009 10:17 PM

Hi Williams,

Your peice of code will never compile, as it violates a basic concept.

You are trying to use a instace variable in a static method. whch is not logical and not even permissible.

Properties in C# are nothing more than preparing getters and setters of a private variable. please see the code below to understand further

C++ :

Class Test{
private int someLocalVariable;

public int getSomeLocalVraible(){
return someLocalVariable;
}

public setSomeLocalVariable(int value){
someLocalVariable = value;
}
}

C#:

Class Test{
private int someLocalVariable;

public int SomeLocalVraible{
get{
return someLocalVariable;
}

set{
someLocalVariable = value;
}
}
}

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