Re: C# 3.0 Automatic Properties

> Nope:
>
> MyType x = new MyType();
> SomeMethod (ref x.SomeField); // Fine
> SomeMethod (ref x.SomeProperty); // Not fine
>
> Also, if you're crazy enough to have mutable structs:
>
> StructHolder holder = new StructHolder();
> holder.SomeField.Age = 10; // Valid
> holder.SomeProperty.Age = 10; // Invalid
>
> Those are just off the top of my head.

Okay, you are right, I was too fast; some incompatibilities do exist
at the source code level. Still, I'm convinced that typical readonly
field applications ("utility struct" scenarios) don't profit from the
additional encapsulation provided by automatic properties. The
constructs you provided also don't work with readonly fields, I
believe :)

Fabian

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