Does C++11 have C#-style properties?

Question

In C#, there is a nice syntax sugar for fields with getter and setter. Moreover, I like the auto-implemented properties which allow me to write

public Foo fo         


        

Answer 1

You can emulate getter and setter to some extent by having a member of dedicated type and overriding operator(type) and operator= for it. Whether it's a good idea is another question and I'm going to +1 Kerrek SB's answer to express my opinion thereon :)

Answer 2

I collected the ideas from multiple C++ sources and put it into a nice, still quite simple example for getters/setters in C++:

class Canvas { public:
    void resize() {
        cout << "resize to " << width << " " << height << endl;
    }

    Canvas(int w, int h) : width(*this), height(*this) {
        cout << "new canvas " << w << " " << h << endl;
        width.value = w;
        height.value = h;
    }

    class Width { public:
        Canvas& canvas;
        int value;
        Width(Canvas& canvas): canvas(canvas) {}
        int & operator = (const int &i) {
            value = i;
            canvas.resize();
            return value;
        }
        operator int () const {
            return value;
        }
    } width;

    class Height { public:
        Canvas& canvas;
        int value;
        Height(Canvas& canvas): canvas(canvas) {}
        int & operator = (const int &i) {
            value = i;
            canvas.resize();
            return value;
        }
        operator int () const {
            return value;
        }
    } height;
};

int main() {
    Canvas canvas(256, 256);
    canvas.width = 128;
    canvas.height = 64;
}

Output:

new canvas 256 256
resize to 128 256
resize to 128 64

You can test it online here: http://codepad.org/zosxqjTX

Answer 3

Based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/23109533/404734 here is a version with a public getter and a private setter:

struct Foo
{
    class
    {
            int value;
            int& operator= (const int& i) { return value = i; }
            friend struct Foo;
        public:
            operator int() const { return value; }
    } alpha;
};