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// Automatically set to "Intertech Training" via static constructor.

static void Main(string[] args)

{

Console.WriteLine("These folks work at {0}", Employee.Company);

}

To wrap up the examination of encapsulation using C# properties, understand that these syn-

tactic entities are used for the same purpose as traditional accessor (get)/mutator (set) methods.

The benefit of properties is that the users of your objects are able to manipulate the internal data

point using a single named item.

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Note

In Chapter 13 you will examine a new C# 2008 construct called automatic properties. This feature allows

you to define a property definition and the related private member variable using a very concise syntax.

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