Any example situation where I should use get and set in C#?

Question

Hello everyone,

I've come across this in a variety of video tutorials and I understand what it does, but why should I use get and set like this, while I could also get the value of "number" easier, as an example?

public int Number {
get { return number; }
}

Thanks for taking your time reading and maybe leaving an answer!

Answer 1

Other parts of the program can 'peek' in and take an attribute. Set-get-ers are in place to prevent leakage of information and to block access to parts of the program (where frankly, it doesn't need this or so variable).

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