Convert to Auto-implemented Property

• Aug 07, 2018
• 2 minutes to read

Purpose

Converts a property with fully described accessors to an auto-implemented property. This removes the redundancy and makes the code clearer.

NOTE

This Refactoring is opposite to Convert to Property with Backing Field.

Availability

Available when the caret is on a property declaration statement. The property should have a getter that does nothing but return a field value and a setter that only assigns that field a value.

Usage

1. Place the caret on a property declaration statement.

   NOTE

   The blinking cursor shows the caret's position at which the Refactoring is available.

   C#

   private string a;
   public string │A {
       get { return a; }
       set { a = value; }
   }
   

   VB.NET

   Private _a As String
   Public Property │A() As String
       Get
           Return _a
       End Get
       Set(ByVal value As String)
           _a = value
       End Set
   End Property
   

2. Use the Ctrl + . or Ctrl + ~ shortcut to invoke the Code Actions Menu.
3. Select Convert to Auto-implemented Property (Convert to Auto-implemented Property (convert all) to convert all properties in the active type) from the menu.

After execution, the Refactoring removes the intermediate private variable along with the getter and setter bodies.

C#

public string A { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property A() As String

NOTE

This feature is available as a part of Code Cleanup.