C#•14mo ago

❔ Difference between public property with protected setters and getters and protected property?

7 Replies

Thinker•14mo ago

Iirc it's not possible for a property getter to have an accessibility equal to or less than the setter (besides public)

MODiX•14mo ago

Thinker

REPL Result: Failure

class C
{
    public int X { protected get; protected set; }
}

class C
{
    public int X { protected get; protected set; }
}

Exception: CompilationErrorException

- Cannot specify accessibility modifiers for both accessors of the property or indexer 'C.X'

- Cannot specify accessibility modifiers for both accessors of the property or indexer 'C.X'

Compile: 441.349ms | Execution: 0.000ms | React with ❌ to remove this embed.

fæOP•14mo ago

it can be protected if the setter isnt

Thinker•14mo ago

In which case you'll have a property which anyone can set but only derived classes can read

fæOP•14mo ago

if the property itself is protected, does it extend to both get and set?

Thinker•14mo ago

Yeah, then both the getter and setter with be protected

Accord•14mo ago

Was this issue resolved? If so, run /close - otherwise I will mark this as stale and this post will be archived until there is new activity.