Code Issues – Field can be read-only
January 23rd, 2011
Cause:
This code issue shows a hint (suggestion) on the fields which can be marked as read-only. When a field declaration includes a readonly modifier, assignments to the fields introduced by the declaration can only occur as part of the declaration or in a constructor (instance or static) in the same class. Read-only fields cannot be changed by other code or the code from team members, thus making it less likely to be messed up by someone who doesn’t understand the purpose of the code.
Sample:
How to fix:
The Make Read-only refactoring is a code fix for this issue: