c# property setter body without declaring a class-level property variable

Question

Do I need to declare a class-level variable to hold a property, or can I just refer to self.{propertyname} in the getter/setter?

In other words, can I d

Answer 1

You need to set a field variable and store the value there, if you're going to use custom getter and setter.

With the code you have right now you will be running into a stack overflow exception. When you assign something to mongoFormId, you'll execute the line this.MongoFormId = value;. This is an assignment to mongoFormId, resulting in executing the line this.MongoFormId = value;, and so on. It won't ever stop.

The correct way is a field:

    private string _mongoFormId;
    public string mongoFormId {
        get { return this._mongoFormId; }
        set {
            this._mongoFormId = value;
            revalidateTransformation();
        }
    }