Virtual/Abstract fields in C#

Question

Is it possible to have a virtual/abstract field in a C# class? If so, how is it done?

Answer 1

No, a field can only be assigned to not, overridden.

However, you could probably use a property and it would look almost the same

public class MyClass {
  public int MyField; //field
  public virtual int MyProperty { get; set; }  //property
}

both get used like so:

var x = new MyClass();
Debug.WriteLine("Field is {0}", x.MyField);
Debug.WriteLine("Property is {0}", x.MyProperty);

Unless the consumer is using reflection, it looks exactly the same.