Properties: a.b.c = 3

[KennyTM~]

Walter Bright wrote:
> The issue is what if b is a property, returns a temporary object, and 
> that temp's .c field is uselessly set to 3?
> 
> It's a classic problem with properties that are implemented as functions.
> 
> I don't see how C#'s special property syntax adds any value for dealing 
> with this.
> 
> One thought I had was to simply disallow the '.' to appear after a 
> function style property.

.... unless it returns a ref.