C# return a variable as read only from get; set;

Question

I swear I have seen an example of this but have been googling for a bit and can not find it.

I have a class that has a reference to an object and need to have a GET; met

Answer 1

If the object isn't too complicated/extensive then write an wrapper around it.

for example:

class A {
    public string strField = 'string';
    public int intField = 10;
}

class AWrapper {
    private A _aObj;

    public AWrapper(A aobj) {
      _aObj = A;
    }

    public string strField {
         get {
            return _aObj.strField;
         }
    }

    public int intField {
         get {
            return _aObj.intField;
         }
    }
}

So now all you do is give your client code an instance of the AWrapper class so that they may only use what you allow them to see.

this may get a bit complicated and may not scale well if your base class is not set in stone, but for most simple situation it may just do the trick. I think this is called a facade pattern(but don't quote me on that =) )