The Auto-Property Initializer in C# 6.0 is a feature that lets the users to initialize the value of the auto implemented property . This feature lets the user provide any expression (lambda expression or a method) .
Auto-Property Initializers with Method Call in C# 6.0
The below code snippet demonstrates how to initialize the auto property with a method call.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace AbundantCodeApp
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Employee emp = new Employee();
Console.WriteLine(emp.CreatedDate);
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
public class Employee
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public DateTime CreatedDate { get; } = GetCurrentDate();
public static DateTime GetCurrentDate()
{
return DateTime.Now;
}
}
}
