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 should have a backing variable. Take a closer look:

get { return this.mongoFormId; }

Is going to call the getter on mongoFormId, which will call that code again, and again, and again! Defining a backing variable will avoid the infinite recursive call.