Code inspection: Convert property into auto-property with private setter

This inspection reports a property with a trivial backing field whose setter can be represented as a private auto-property setter. This applies when the existing property logic is still simple enough for an auto-property, but external code should not be able to assign to it.

Example

                class A
                {
                    int p;
                    public int P
                    {
                        get { return p; }
                        private set { p = value; }
                    }
                }
            

                class A
                {
                    public int P { get; private set; }
                }
            

Quick-fix

Convert the property to an auto-property and keep the setter private.

30 March 2026