C#-like properties in native C++?

Question

In C# / .NET you can do something like this:

someThing.text = \"blah\";
String blah = someThing.text;

However, the above code does not actu

Answer 1

I warn you, it is not fully compatible native C++: Microsoft-specific C++ only.

The Microsoft compiler allows you to use declspec(property), this way:

struct S {
   int i;
   void putprop(int j) { 
      i = j;
   }

   int getprop() {
      return i;
   }

   // here you define the property and the functions to call for it
   __declspec(property(get = getprop, put = putprop)) int the_prop;
};

int main() {
   S s;
   s.the_prop = 5;    // THERE YOU GO
   return s.the_prop;
}

cf Microsoft Documentation for more details: declspec(property).