Properties, Indexers, and Operators

Abstract

In this chapter, we explored the flexible property, indexer, and custom operator features to look at the different ways they can be used. If you have come to C# from a language that doesn’t have an equivalent to these features, you might be asking, why not just use methods? You can certainly do that, but these are powerful and expressive convenience features that reduce code clutter and make working with C# objects more natural. You can certainly write C# programs without using properties, indexers, and operators, but I suggest you keep them in mind. They tend to grow on you as you begin to use them.