Getters, setters, and properties best practices. Java vs. C#

Question

I\'m taking a C# class right now and I\'m trying to find out the best way of doing things. I come from a Java background and so I\'m only familiar with Java best-practices;

Answer 1

like most of the answers here, use Automatic properties. Intuitive, less lines of code and it is more clean. If you should serialize your class, mark the class [Serializable]/ with [DataConract] attribute. And if you are using [DataContract] mark the member with

[DataMember(Name="aMoreFriendlyName")]
public string Name { get; set; }

Private or public setter depends on your preference.

Also note that automatic properties require both getters and setters(public or private).

/*this is invalid*/
public string Name 
{ 
    get; 
   /* setter omitted to prove the point*/
}

Alternatively, if you only want get/set, create a backing field yourself