What is the use of properties ?

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[syed]

Its like a public variable but only diffrence is that ,we can made a property readonly or writeonly which is not possible in variable

[kunni]

properties r like fields which u can set & get the value .

[mamuni]

A property provides access to a characterstics of an object or class....

[ajaypathak]

properties are used for setting and getting values from classes. they can also b read  only or write onnly