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// Error!  SSN is read only!

emp.SocialSecurityNumber = "222-22-2222";

Console.ReadLine();

}

Static Properties

C# also supports static properties. Recall from earlier in this chapter that static members are

accessed at the class level, not from an instance (object) of that class. For example, assume that the

Employee type defines a static point of data to represent the name of the organization employing

these workers. You may encapsulate a static property as follows:

// Static properties must operate on static data!

class Employee

{

...

private static string companyName;

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public static string Company

{

get { return companyName; }

set { companyName = value; }

}

...

}

Static properties are manipulated in the same manner as static methods, as shown here: