C# Lazy Loaded Automatic Properties

Question

In C#,

Is there a way to turn an automatic property into a lazy loaded automatic property with a specified default value?

Essentially, I am trying to turn th

Answer 1

Operator ??= is available using C# 8.0 and later, so you can now do it even more concise:

private string _someVariable;

public string SomeVariable => _someVariable ??= SomeClass.IOnlyWantToCallYouOnce();