Initialize Read-only Properties from Constructor in C# 6.0

Posted by AbundantCode

C# 6.0 lets the developers to initialize the read only properties directly when declaring them .

Since it is a read-only property , it behaves the same as read only variable where you can initialize the read-only auto properties from a constructor.

Initialize Read-only Properties from Constructor in C# 6.0

Below is a sample code snippet demonstrating how to initialize read-only properties from constructor in C# 6.0

public class Employee
{
        public string ACName { get; set; }
        public DateTime CreatedDate { get;  }
        public Employee()
        {
            CreatedDate = DateTime.Now;
        }
}