C# 0 The Complete Reference

Nybble

 to 

int

 is also used by the 

for

 loop. Without this conversion, it 

would not be possible to write the 

for

 loop in such a straightforward way.

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Indexers and Properties

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his chapter examines two special types of class members that have a close relationship 

to each other: indexers and properties. Each expands the power of a class by 

enhancing its integration into C#’s type system and improving its resiliency. Indexers 

provide the mechanism by which an object can be indexed like an array. Properties offer a 

streamlined way to manage access to a class’ instance data. They relate to each other because 

both rely upon another feature of C#: the accessor.

Indexers

As you know, array indexing is performed using the