C# => syntax for creating a variable

Question

The code below is used to initialise a store in some C# code I am looking at. However I do not understand the => syntax in this context.

Any ideas?

protected new ServiceRepositoryStore<T> Store => (ServiceRepositoryStore<T>) base.Store;

It's an [expression bodied property](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/statements-expressions-operators/expression-bodied-members) — René Vogt, Dec 15 '17 at 16:34
tl,dr: it is just shorthand for `{ get { return (ServiceRepositoryStore) base.Store; } }` — Marc Gravell, Dec 15 '17 at 16:35
@Archer research is a good start and a person with these qualifications knows this — Celso Lívero, Dec 15 '17 at 16:43
@CelsoLívero No offence meant, but judging someone in that way shows a lack of experience on your part. — Reinstate Monica Cellio, Dec 15 '17 at 16:44

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 15 '17 at 16:34

That is an example of an expression bodied read-only property:

It's a C# 6.0 feature and is the equivalent of:

protected new ServiceRepositoryStore<T> Store
{
    get
    {
        return (ServiceRepositoryStore<T>) base.Store;
    }
}

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