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What is the difference between a field and a property in C#

Can someone explain the diffrence if any between these two properties?

 public string City { get; set; }
 public string City;

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The first one is an actual property. The second one is just a field.

Generally speaking, fields should be kept private and are what store actual data. Properties don’t actually store any data, but they point to fields. In the case of the auto-property above, it will auto-generate a hidden field like _city behind the scenes to hold the data.

Hope this helps!