Difference between get{return x} and return x

Question

If I create this piece of C# code:

using System;
public class Test
{
   private string x;
   public string GetX
   {
       get
       {
          return x;
       }
   }
}

What would the difference between the above and this:

using System;
public class Test
{
   private string x;
   public string GetX
   {
       return x;
   }
}

at least you will see the difference if you tried running the code first. — King King, Dec 07 '13 at 16:56
In a quick guess, the second example wont' compile... Statements inside the first example would make it a property type whereas no get/set in second example would expect it to be a function, which is wrong by the syntax. — Sameer Anand, Dec 07 '13 at 16:58

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 07 '13 at 16:57

1

I assume you mean this for the second

using System;
public class Test
{
  private string x;
  public string GetX()
  {
    return x;
  }
}

In which case it is a method that returns a string while your first example is a readonly property

answered Dec 07 '13 at 16:57

David Pilkington

Sudhakar Tillapudi · Answer 2 · 2013-12-07T16:57:06.783

0

Your second code snippet does not compile as it is neither a property nor a method.

we can not compare two un equal code snippets.

edited Dec 07 '13 at 16:57

answered Dec 07 '13 at 16:55

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