Does C# have extension properties?

c# properties extension-methods
Svish picture Svish · Mar 6, 2009 · Viewed 218.5k times · Source

Does C# have extension properties?

For example, can I add an extension property to DateTimeFormatInfo called ShortDateLongTimeFormat which would return ShortDatePattern + " " + LongTimePattern?

Answer

JaredPar picture JaredPar · Mar 6, 2009

No they do not exist in C# 3.0 and will not be added in 4.0. It's on the list of feature wants for C# so it may be added at a future date.

At this point the best you can do is GetXXX style extension methods.

Related questions

What is the { get; set; } syntax in C#?

I am learning ASP.NET MVC and I can read English documents, but I don't really understand what is happening in this code: public class Genre { public string Name { get; set; } } What does this mean: { get; set; }?

Read More
Get property value from string using reflection

I am trying implement the Data transformation using Reflection1 example in my code. The GetSourceValue function has a switch comparing various types, but I want to remove these types and properties and have GetSourceValue get the value of the property …

Read More
How to get the list of properties of a class?

How do I get a list of all the properties of a class?

Read More