How can we generate getters and setters in Visual Studio?

Question

By \"generate\", I mean auto-generation of the code necessary for a particular selected (set of) variable(s).

But any more explicit explication or comment on good pr

Answer 1

Visual Studio also has a feature that will generate a Property from a private variable.

If you right-click on a variable, in the context menu that pops up, click on the "Refactor" item, and then choose Encapsulate Field.... This will create a getter/setter property for a variable.

I'm not too big a fan of this technique as it is a little bit awkward to use if you have to create a lot of getters/setters, and it puts the property directly below the private field, which bugs me, because I usually have all of my private fields grouped together, and this Visual Studio feature breaks my class' formatting.

Answer 2

In addition to the 'prop' snippet and auto-properties, there is a refactor option to let you select an existing field and expose it via a property (right click on the field → Refactor → Encapsulate Field...).

Also, if you don't like the 'prop' implementation, you can create your own snippets. Additionally, a third-party refactoring tool like ReSharper will give you even more features and make it easier to create more advanced snippets. I'd recommend ReSharper if you can afford it.

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/f7d3wz0k(VS.80).aspx

• Video demonstrating the use of snippet 'prop' (among other things), at 3 min 23 secs.

Answer 3

On behalf of the Visual Studio tool, we can easily generate C# properties using an online tool called C# property generator.

Answer 4

If you are using Visual Studio 2005 and up, you can create a setter/getter real fast using the insert snippet command.

Right click on your code, click on Insert Snippet (Ctrl+K,X), and then choose "prop" from the list.