I'm trying to understand how Properties work. I've found that stepping though sample code can be very helpful. But When I step through a small program with a simple class and Property, the Property never gets hit. Which makes me wonder if its even being used. With the code below I can see that the private variables of the class are touched but nothing else. I'm confused. Plus if anyone has found a site or video that was their "ah hah" moment for understanding class properties I'd love to see it.
using System;
public class Customer
{
private int m_id = -1;
public int ID
{
get
{
return m_id;
}
set
{
m_id = value;
}
}
private string m_name = string.Empty;
public string Name
{
get
{
return m_name;
}
set
{
m_name = value;
}
}
}
public class CustomerManagerWithProperties
{
public static void Main()
{
Customer cust = new Customer();
cust.ID = 1;
cust.Name = "Amelio Rosales";
Console.WriteLine(
"ID: {0}, Name: {1}",
cust.ID,
cust.Name);
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
Thanks!
You have to modify the default debugger settings to step into properties (Tools|Options ->Debugging->General):

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