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Asked: 2026-06-03T23:58:56+00:00

Let’s say I have a class with a public property inside, like this: class

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Let’s say I have a class with a public property inside, like this:

class Data
{
    public int Property { get; set; }
}

Now, for some reason, I would want to pass a string to this property. I could convert the string to an Int32 before passing it but being lazy is easier. Is it possible to change the setter so that the conversion is automatically done ? As in:

if (value is string) Property = Int32.Parse(value);

Of course, this example doesn’t work. VS throws an error plus a warning about how value will never be string.

EDIT: yep, I know this is a bad idea. This is simply curiosity.

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  1. Editorial Team

    It’s not possible to change the setter in this manner. The setter of a property in C# must have the same type as the property itself. There is no way to insert a static conversion from any other type as a function of the setter.

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