why its go to get - insted of sets?

[yaniv111]

hello:
i got a wierd case:
i am trying to add an item to the list but i am facing a problem:

public partial class test: System.Web.UI.Page
{
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        MyProperty.Add(1); <----- why here its go to get - insted of sets?
        int i = MyProperty[0];
    }
    private List<int> myVar = new List<int>();
 
    public List<int> MyProperty
    {
        get { return myVar; }
        set { myVar = value; }
    }
 
}
 

thanks

[Curtis Rutland]

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[vekipeki]

public partial class test: System.Web.UI.Page
{
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        MyProperty.Add(1); <----- why here its go to get - insted of sets?
        int i = MyProperty[0];
    }
    private List<int> myVar = new List<int>();
 
    public List<int> MyProperty
    {
        get { return myVar; }
        set { myVar = value; }
    }
 
}
 

Your code is getting your property because you are not actually setting it to a new value - you are accessing your existing list's Add() method. If you were to write this:

this.MyProperty = new List<int>();

then you would be actually setting your property to a new value.