Should a property have the same name as its type?

Question

I\'ve sometimes seen code written like this :

public class B1
{
}

public class B2
{
    private B1 b1;

    public B1 B1
    {
        get { return b1; }
           


        

Answer 1

This common pattern is one of the reasons why I always use this when referring to an instance member within a class. e.g. always

this.SomeMethod(this.SomeProperty);

and never

SomeMethod(SomeProperty);

In most cases, there isn't any actual ambiguity, but I find it helps clarify things. Plus you now know where the property/method is defined.