CHAPTER 7Features of a .NET Class
You've been using properties throughout the text, and you looked at an example of an event in Chapter 2. This chapter will go into a bit more detail on properties and events, and will also discuss some features of operators unique to C++/CLI, including static operators and how conversion operators work in C++/CLI vs. classic C++. You'll also learn about casts and conversions.
Properties
As you saw in Chapter 2, in terms of object-oriented programming, properties capture the "has-a" relationship for an object. Properties seem a lot like fields to the consumer of a class. They represent values that can be written to and/or retrieved from. You can use them inside the class as well as outside the class (if they ...
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