What is the difference between these properties declarations?

Question

I see that i can declare public properties in two ways. Both of them have get / set accessors, but what is the difference between them?

class Job
{
    public int Interval { get; set; }
    public string Key { get; set; }
}

class Job1
{
    public int Interval = 0;
    public string Key = string.Empty;
}

*i can declare public **properties** in two ways* - this is simply wrong, unless you mean **members**. — Sinatr, Sep 17 '15 at 13:20
You are destroying my points! just kidding :) I got the idea now — Catalin, Sep 17 '15 at 13:31

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 17 '15 at 12:46

6

First example is a property - it has declared getter and setter methods.

The second example is a public field, not a property. Public fields are bad coding practice.

answered Sep 17 '15 at 12:46

toadflakz

1 Answers1