Meaning of => operator in the c# code

Question

I have following c# code. i don't know the meaning of => operator in this code!!

public class ClassA: ClassB
{
    public string Type => "article";
}

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 29 '17 at 16:21

6

This is a shorthand syntax that was introduced in C# 6. The sample that you provided is a shorthand for readonly property and it is equivalent to

public class ClassA: ClassB
{
    public string Type 
    {
        get { return "article"; }
    }
}

edited Sep 29 '17 at 16:21

Sebastian Brosch

answered Aug 04 '16 at 19:29

dotnetom

1

man...this is too much sugar. I will probably slap whoever does this lol – Steve Aug 04 '16 at 19:30
2

@Steve: less typing? ... and less is better when ReSharper forces you to drop typing speed by 20%. >P – IAbstract Aug 04 '16 at 19:37
@Steve, really ... I would follow the older way to be more readable. – Rahul Aug 04 '16 at 19:51
http://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/322096/11683 – GSerg Aug 04 '16 at 19:52

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