C# bool object property validation

Question

I have a class Shoes with a bool property to check if shoes are secondhand or not.

class Shoes
{        
    private bool secondhand;

    public bool IsSecondHand
    {
        get { return secondhand; }
        set
        {
            if (value == ) //don't know what to use here
            {
                value = false;
            }
            else
            {
               //is true
            }
        }
    }
}

My intention is to use this class (separate file) with a WPF window and using a checkbox that when checked makes my bool true, otherwise is false. I need to preserve the format get {} set {}. The problem is that this proprety should "work" even without the WPF part.

Are you trying to reverse whatever is passed in value ? , it looks like you are trying to set value to false in true case of your if statement and true otherwise.? is that the case ? — Habib
– Habib, Commented Nov 19, 2015 at 19:21

Glorin Oakenfoot · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-19 19:23:10Z

7

Just simply do:

set
{
   secondhand = value;
}

Or, as @JFM suggests, you can simply use an auto property and you no longer need to explicitly declare the backing field:

public bool IsSecondHand {get; set;}

edited Nov 19, 2015 at 19:23

answered Nov 19, 2015 at 19:17

Glorin Oakenfoot

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5 Comments

JFM Over a year ago

or just? -> public bool IsSecondHand {get;set;}

Matias Cicero Over a year ago

@JFM That won't set the private field

crashmstr Over a year ago

@MatiasCicero I think the suggestion is that a private backing field does not seem necessary here.

Matias Cicero Over a year ago

@crashmstr Can't really tell, OP may be showing us only a portion of the whole class

JFM Over a year ago

@Matias Cicero, well it's not exactly used either

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