What is the difference between a field and a property?

Asked 2008-11-17T08:41:38.037

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In C#, what makes a field different from a property, and when should a field be used instead of a property?

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Also, properties allow you to use logic when setting values.

So you can say you only want to set a value to an integer field, if the value is greater than x, otherwise throw an exception.

Really useful feature.

answered 2008-11-17T10:46:29.597