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cpalx

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When a public variable can not be assigned?
« on: July 22, 2010, 08:37:02 pm »
hello

my question is?

if i have a public variable in a class, when this variable is readonly ??
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Re: When a public variable can not be assigned?
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2010, 09:07:56 pm »
if you mean a field in the public section: afaik never.
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Re: When a public variable can not be assigned?
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2010, 11:08:33 pm »
Quote from: cpalx on July 22, 2010, 08:37:02 pm
hello

my question is?

if i have a public variable in a class, when this variable is readonly ??

A public variable by definition cannot be read only as far as I know. If you want a read only value, use constants instead. Constants cannot be changed & the compiler will throw an exception if you try to do so.
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Re: When a public variable can not be assigned?
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2010, 12:58:23 am »
Or do you mean a readonly property ?
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