Java vs. C#

Properties

Java
 
//traditional property design
public class PropertyHolder
{
    private int someProperty = 0;

    public int getSomeProperty()
    {
        return someProperty;
    }

    public void setSomeProperty(int propValue)
    {
        someProperty = propValue;
    }

}

public class PropertyTester
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        PropertyHolder propHold = new PropertyHolder();

        propHold.setSomeProperty(5);

        System.out.println("Property Value: " + propHold.getSomeProperty());

        
    }
} 


//read & write property
public class PropertyHolder
{
    private int someProperty = 0;

    public int getSomeProperty()
    {
        return someProperty;
    }

    public void setSomeProperty(int propValue)
    {
        someProperty = propValue;
    }

}

public class PropertyTester
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        PropertyHolder propHold = new PropertyHolder();

        propHold.setSomeProperty(5);

        System.out.println("Property Value: " + propHold.getSomeProperty());

        
    }
} 









//read only property
public class PropertyHolder
{
    private int someProperty = 0;

    public PropertyHolder(int propVal)
    {
        someProperty = propVal;
    }

    public int getSomeProperty
    {
        
        return someProperty;
      
    }
}

public class PropertyTester
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        PropertyHolder propHold = new PropertyHolder(5);

        System.out.println("Property Value: "+propHold.getSomeProperty());

        
    }
}


//write only property
public class PropertyHolder
{
    private int someProperty = 0;

    public int setSomeProperty(int value)
    {     
        someProperty = value;    
    }
}

public class PropertyTester
{
    public static void Main(String[] args)
    {
        PropertyHolder propHold = new PropertyHolder();
		
        propHold.setSomeProperty(5);
  
    }
}

C#
 
//tranditional property design
public class PropertyHolder
{
    private int someProperty = 0;

    public int getSomeProperty()
    {
        return someProperty;
    }

    public void setSomeProperty(int propValue)
    {
        someProperty = propValue;
    }

}

public class PropertyTester
{
    public static int Main(string[] args)
    {
        PropertyHolder propHold = new PropertyHolder();

        propHold.setSomeProperty(5);

        Console.WriteLine("Property Value: {0}", propHold.getSomeProperty());

        return 0;
    }
} 


//new way to design a property. Read & Write
using System;
public class PropertyHolder
{
    private int someProperty = 0;

    public int SomeProperty
    {
       get
       {
            return someProperty;
       }
       set
       {
            someProperty = value;
       }
    }
}

public class PropertyTester
{
    public static int Main(string[] args)
    {
        PropertyHolder propHold = new PropertyHolder();

        propHold.SomeProperty = 5;

        Console.WriteLine("Property Value: {0}", propHold.SomeProperty);

        return 0;
    }
}
Note: To the client, a property looks like a member variable, 
but to the implementor of the class it looks like a method. 
It allows you total encapsulation and data hiding 
while giving your clients easy access to the members.
The value is implicitly available to the property.


//read only property
using System;
public class PropertyHolder
{
    private int someProperty = 0;

    public PropertyHolder(int propVal)
    {
        someProperty = propVal;
    }

    public int SomeProperty
    {
        get
       {
            return someProperty;
        }
    }
}

public class PropertyTester
{
    public static int Main(string[] args)
    {
        PropertyHolder propHold = new PropertyHolder(5);
        Console.WriteLine("Property Value: {0}", propHold.SomeProperty);
        return 0;
    }
}


//write only property
public class PropertyHolder
{
    private int someProperty = 0;
    public int SomeProperty
    {
        set
        {
            someProperty = value;
        }
    }
}
public class PropertyTester
{
    public static int Main(string[] args)
    {
        PropertyHolder propHold = new PropertyHolder();
        propHold.SomeProperty = 5;
        return 0;
    }
}