Propeties C#

Using Properties (C# Programming Guide)
Properties combine aspects of both fields and methods. To the user of an object, a property appears to be a field, accessing the property requires exactly the same syntax. To the implementer of a class, a property is one or two code blocks, representing a get accessor and/or a set accessor. The code block for the get accessor is executed when the property is read; the code block for the set accessor is executed when the property is assigned a new value. A property without a set accessor is considered read-only. A property without a get accessor is considered write-only. A property with both accessors is read-write.

Unlike fields, properties are not classified as variables. Therefore, it is not possible to pass a property as a ref (C# Reference) or out (C# Reference) parameter.

Properties have many uses: they can validate data before allowing a change; they can transparently expose data on a class where that data is actually retrieved from some other source, such as a database; they can take an action when data is changed, such as raising an event, or changing the value of other fields.

Properties are declared within the class block by specifying the access level of the field, followed by the type of the property, followed by the name of the property, then a code block declaring a get-accessor and/or a set accessor.

MSDN Link
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/w86s7x04(VS.80).aspx