How do you implement a private setter when using an interface?
Interface defines public API. If public API contains only getter, then you define only getter in interface:
public interface IBar
{
int Foo { get; }
}
Private setter is not part of public api (as any other private member), thus you cannot define it in interface. But you are free to add any (private) members to interface implementation. Actually it does not matter whether setter will be implemented as public or private, or if there will be setter:
public int Foo { get; set; } // public
public int Foo { get; private set; } // private
public int Foo
{
get { return _foo; } // no setter
}
public void Poop(); // this member also not part of interface
Setter is not part of interface, so it cannot be called via your interface:
IBar bar = new Bar();
bar.Foo = 42; // will not work thus setter is not defined in interface
bar.Poop(); // will not work thus Poop is not defined in interface
In interface you can define only getter
for your property
interface IFoo
{
string Name { get; }
}
However, in your class you can extend it to have a private setter
-
class Foo : IFoo
{
public string Name
{
get;
private set;
}
}