title: Why do we use blank get; set; accessors in C#?
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1876197/c-why-have-empty-get-set-properties-instead-of-using-a-public-member-variable">c#: why have empty get set properties instead of using a public member variable?</a>  </p>
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  <pre><code>string name;
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  <p>vs</p>
  
  <pre><code>string name {get; set;}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Assuming your get and set are blank as above, what's the point in specifying them?</p>