#1,216 – C# 6.0 – Initializing Read-Only Auto-Properties from Constructors
October 31, 2014 2 Comments
NOTE: The following is proposed syntax for Roslyn, but not yet working in the Visual Studio 2014 CTP, as of 30 Oct 2014. The Codeplex site lists this as a “Done” feature for Roslyn, but it’s not absolutely clear whether this will ship with Visual Studio 2014.
In C# 6.0, you’ll be able to define read-only auto-properties you can initialize the property as part of its declaration.
public DateTime DogCreationTime { get; } = DateTime.Now;
The intent in C# 6.0 is that you’ll also be able to initialize these read-only auto-properties from a constructor. For example:
public class Dog { public string Name { get; } public Dog(string name) { Name = name; } }