How do I write private set auto-properties in VB 10?

Question

in C#:

public string Property { get; private set; }

in VB?

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Answer 1

According to this MSDN article, you can't:

Auto-implemented properties are convenient and support many programming scenarios. However, there are situations in which you cannot use an auto-implemented property and must instead use standard, or expanded, property syntax.

You have to use expanded property-definition syntax if you want to do any one of the following:

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• Specify different accessibility for the Get and Set procedure. For example, you might want to make the Set procedure Private and the Get procedure Public.