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B. Clay Shannon-B. Crow Raven
B. Clay Shannon-B. Crow Raven

Reputation: 10267

Why is my property's accessor being ignored?

I have declared a property like so:

private int? platypusLocalId;

public int? PlatypusLocalId
{
    get
    {
        return GetPlatypusLocalIDForPlatypusID(platypusID);
    }
}

...expecting any reference to platypusLocalId, such as this:

Dictionary<int, string> duckBillPairs = GetAvailableDuckBillsForPlatypus(platypusLocalId);

...to call the accessor/getter; however, it is not being called and platypusLocalId is thus null when passed into GetAvailableDuckBillsForPlatypus().

Upvotes: 0

Views: 86

Answers (2)

Marty
Marty

Reputation: 7522

Any reference to PlatypusLocalId will call the getter. However, you are using platypusLocalId (note the lowercase p), which means you are accessing the private field directly.

Properties aren't just used magically - you have to call them!

Upvotes: 5

kevingessner
kevingessner

Reputation: 18985

Check your case -- you're accessing the field platypusLocalId directly, not the property PlatypusLocalId. The field will be null as you haven't assigned it.

Upvotes: 5

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