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C# C# Objects Encapsulation with Properties Auto-Properties

Posted by Clive Machimbidza
Clive Machimbidza
4,163 Points

Use the private access modifier to make it so that classes other than Frog can get the value of NumFliesEaten but can’t

namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges { class Frog { private int _numFliesEaten;

    public int NumFliesEaten{get;set;}
    {
         return _numFliesEaten;
    }

    public void  SetNumFliesEaten( int numFliesEaten)
    {
        _numFliesEaten = numFliesEaten;
    }

}

}

Frog.cs 
namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Frog
    {
        private int _numFliesEaten;

        public int NumFliesEaten{get;set;}
        {
             return _numFliesEaten;
        }

        public void  SetNumFliesEaten( int numFliesEaten)
        {
            _numFliesEaten = numFliesEaten;
        }

    }
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

When you passed task 1, you may have been closer to the solution. The code shown here won't pass task 1, so I'm not sure what you had before you started on task 2.

As part of task 1, the backing field should have been removed, but it's still here plus it looks like a new setter method has been added. And the auto property now has function body, which is not allowed.

I would suggest starting over with task 1, and when that is done correctly task 2 will only require the addition of a single keyword.