C# 6.0 Feature : Auto-Property Initializers

Auto-Property Initializers

In C#6.0, you can initilizes the property inline instead initilizing in type constructor.

See the below example.

 Before C#6

using System;

namespace OLDCSharp

{

    class Program

    {

        static void Main(string[] args)

        {

            EmployeeDetails employee = new EmployeeDetails();

            Console.WriteLine("Name: " +

            employee.Name + "\nSalary: " + employee.Salary);

            Console.ReadKey();

        }

        public class EmployeeDetails

        {

            public string Name { get; set; }

            public decimal Salary { get; set; }

            public EmployeeDetails()

            {

                /* Initializing property through constructor */

                Name = "Peter Hansen";

                Salary = 20000;

            }

        }

    }

}

In C#6.0

using static System.Console;

namespace NewInCSharp6

{

    class Program

    {

        static void Main(string[] args)

        {

            EmployeeDetails employee = new EmployeeDetails();

            WriteLine("Name: " +

            employee.Name + "\nSalary: " + employee.Salary);

            ReadKey();

        }

        public class EmployeeDetails

        {

            /* New way to initilize*/

            /* Getter only property with inline initialization */

            public string Name { get; } = "Peter Hansen";

            /* Property with inline initialization */

            public decimal Salary { get; set; } = 20000;

        }

    }

}

Name: 'nameof' expression