Yet a new properties proposal

[Dimitar Kolev]

language_fan Wrote:

> Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:20:06 -0400, Dimitar Kolev thusly wrote:
> 
> > Okay correct me if I am wrong but why not make properties like that:
> > 
> > class a
> > {
> >      int #a;
> > }
> > 
> > The compiler can expand this to:
> > 
> > int property_a(int new_a)
> > {
> >      return this.a = new_a;
> > }
> > 
> > int property_a()
> > {
> >       return this.a;
> > }
> > 
> > If you think that somebody is going to use property_a for whatever other
> > reason make it property_asdasdasd_a instead of property_a.
> > 
> > Then just call it a#a = 3 or b = a#a =3.
> 
> This sounds excellent. This way the properties would work exactly like 
> publicly available members by default, only a bit slower unless the 
> compiler does optimizations. The only use case anyone will ever need..

Where is the slow part when you have inline?