Code inspection: Property can be made init-only (private accessibility)

This inspection identifies properties that are only initialized in a constructor and suggests replacing their set accessor with the init accessor.

The init accessor in C# 9.0 and onwards allows properties to be made immutable in a more flexible way than before. Unlike with a readonly field or get-only property, an init-only property can be set only during object initialization. This helps maintain the immutability of objects after they are created, leading to safer and often simpler code.

            
public class Blog
{
    public Blog(string name)
    {
        Name = name;
    }
    public string Name { get; private set; }
}

        

            
public class Blog
{
    public Blog(string name)
    {
        Name = name;
    }
    public string Name { get; private init; }
}

        

Last modified: 27 May 2024