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  Tuppers

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  Just Starting! Just after some advice and poniting in the right direction

  Nov 06, 2012 09:48 PM|LINK

  Well I am starting to build some classes for my app. I am just not sure what the best way to go about the class structure. I have:

  using System;
  using System.Collections.Generic;
  using System.Web;
  
  /// <summary>
  /// Summary description for Person Class
  /// </summary>
  public class Person
  {
      private string _forename;
      public string Forename
      {
          get { return _forename; }
          set { _forename = value; }
      }
  
      private string _surname;
      public string Surname
      {
          get { return _surname; }
          set { _surname = value; }
      }
  
      public string GetFullName()
      {
          var fullname = string.format("{0} {1}", _forename, _surname);
          return fullname;
      }
  
      public Person()
      {
          //
          // TODO: Add constructor logic here
          //
      }
  }

  but I have been reading and what is the difference between the following?

  using System;
  using System.Collections.Generic;
  using System.Web;
  
  /// <summary>
  /// Summary description for Person Class
  /// </summary>
  public class Person
  {
      public string forename{ get; set; }
      public string surname{ get; set; }
  
      public string GetFullName()
      {
          var fullname = string.format("{0} {1}", forename, surname);
          return fullname;
      }
  
      public Person()
      {
          //
          // TODO: Add constructor logic here
          //
      }
  }
  

  I guess I want to know which way is the best way to go? Very simple examples

  Please help

  Programmer wannabe!!
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  gerrylowry

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  Re: Just Starting! Just after some advice and poniting in the right direction

  Nov 06, 2012 10:03 PM|LINK

  @ Tuppers               TIMTOWTDI  =.  there is more than one way to do it

  imho, the best approach is to use Auto-Implemented properties ... i strongly recommend that you take some time to study this MSDN section:  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/x9fsa0sw.aspx "Properties (C# Programming Guide)", especially this sub-topic:  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384054.aspx "Auto-Implemented Properties (C# Programming Guide)".

  "in C# 3.0 and later, auto-implemented properties make property-declaration more concise when no additional logic is required in the property accessors. They also enable client code to create objects. When you declare a (auto-implemented) property ... the compiler creates a private, anonymous backing field that can only be accessed through the property's get and set accessors."

  g.

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  • Edited by gerrylowry on Nov 06, 2012 10:04 PM
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