C# getter vs readonly

Question

Is there any difference between the following?

class C
{
    // One:
    public static readonly int ValueAsAMember = 42;

    // Two:
    public static int V         


        

Answer 1

A Property is just syntactic sugar around a field, a property without a setter is simply declared a readonly field so the compiler will allow you to set it at runtime in the constructor, because to the compiler you are referencing a readonly field. There is a larger discussion around what to use a field or property, which is not within the scope of the question. And yes its this syntactic sugar that you have to do the recompiling referenced by @SOreadytohelp. Just to be clear a property is a field with a get and set method created for it, C# will allow you to reference it like a field rather than doing an annoying call to the getter or setter everytime.