#285 – Class Member Overview

A class in C# can contain the following types of members:

Member Type	Description	Private / Public	Instance / Static
Constants	Constant values	x
Fields	Variables that can be read/written	x	x
Methods	Procedure that can be called to perform some logic	x	x
Properties	Data storage item that can have associated get/set behavior	x	x
Indexers	Allows an instance of class to be indexed like an array	x
Events	Allows the class to notify client code when some condition occurs	x	x
Operators	Defines behavior for class when instances are used within expressions using standard operators	public	static
Constructors	Method that is called when an instance of the class is created	x	x
Destructors	Method that is automatically called by the garbage collector before an object’s memory is released
Types	Nested type declared inside the class	x	x

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