Code inspection: Backing field is assigned but never used

This inspection reports a property that writes to the synthesized backing field via field, but never reads that backing field. In practice, the property stores a value that is never used.

Example

                public class Settings
                {
                    public int Port
                    {
                        get
                        {
                            field = 8080;
                            return 0;
                        }
                    }
                }
            

                public class Settings
                {
                    public int Port
                    {
                        get
                        {
                            field = 8080;
                            return field;
                        }
                    }
                }
            

How to fix

This inspection does not have a dedicated quick-fix. The fix is to either read the backing field where it matters or remove the unnecessary assignment.

01 April 2026