Difference between "public bool xy" and "public bool xy { get; set; }

Asked Feb 01 '18 at 12:16

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I am quite new to C# and this is a concept I still am not able to understand.

If I set a bool to be public I can write onto it, and read from it. Why then is it necessary to add {get; set;} to it?

edited Feb 01 '18 at 13:03

Uwe Keim

asked Feb 01 '18 at 12:16

innomotion media

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One is a field, the other is a property. – Gusman Feb 01 '18 at 12:17
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https://stackoverflow.com/questions/295104/what-is-the-difference-between-a-field-and-a-property-in-c try that – L_Church Feb 01 '18 at 12:18
I guess that helped me out! I didnt know the words "field" and "property". Now I do, thanks! – innomotion media Feb 01 '18 at 12:20

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