static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Using the SimpleDate class is not very convenient -
// the user would like to access the fields using the
// simple field access operator (instance.field), but
// instead is forced to use methods.
//
SimpleDate simpleDate = new SimpleDate(1, 1, 2000);
DisplaySimpleDate(simpleDate);
simpleDate.SetDay(20);
simpleDate.SetMonth(12);
DisplaySimpleDate(simpleDate);
// Using the DateWithProperties class, on the other hand,
// is highly intuitive. Even though we can use the
// convenient field access operation (instance.field),
// a method is invoked for us by the C# compiler.
//
DateWithProperties date = new DateWithProperties(1, 1, 2000);
DisplayDateWithProperties(date);
date.Day = 20;
date.Month = 12;
DisplayDateWithProperties(date);
}
private static void DisplayDateWithProperties(DateWithProperties date)
{
Console.WriteLine("The date is: {0}/{1}/{2}",
date.Day,
date.Month,
date.Year);
}