C# Automatic Properties - Why Do I Have To Write “get; set;”?

Question

If both get and set are compulsory in C# automatic properties, why do I have to bother specifying \"get; set;\" at all?

Answer 1

Since no one mentioned it... you could make the auto-property virtual and override it:

public virtual int Property { get; set; }

If there was no get/set, how would it be overridden? Note that you are allowed to override the getter and not the setter:

public override int Property { get { return int.MinValue; } }