A Proposed Alternative and Simplified C# Property Syntax

says the first time they see a for loop in C/C++/Java/C#? As practical as the for loop is, it also proves the point that the syntax of a language rules! So just as the syntax of an enum is different from that of a struct, the property keyword is similar in that it also establishes special rules for the syntax that follows within the braces.

The automatic (free) getter/setter in the simplified property syntax can be easily extended by replacing either or both with a function, as C# currently requires. But either way, you still have the option to avoid creating an unnecessary identifier for this common programming task. For example:

///////////////////////// public int property Myval { // usually we don't need a special getter, so one will be appointed for us get;

// if we need a special setter, we do it without an extra variable set { if (value > 10) throw new Exception(); else // within the scope of a property, the compiler "knows" // that assignment is not a recursive call... Myval = value; } } /////////////////////////

I hope the C# community will speak up about this, and further refine the concept, so Microsoft and ECMA will consider this for future versions of the language.

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