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C#

Eilam Maimoni
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Eilam Maimoni
Courses Plus Student 9,618 Points
Posted by Eilam Maimoni
Eilam Maimoni
Courses Plus Student 9,618 Points

Process is terminated due to StackOverflowException.

class Student { // Personal Info public string Name { get; set; } public string ID { get; set; }

    // Grades
    public int BagrutGrade { get { return BagrutGrade; } set
        {
            if (value > 135 || value < 60)
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("The Bagrut grade is out of range");
            else
                BagrutGrade = value;
        } }
    public int PsychometricGrade{ get { return PsychometricGrade; } set
        {
            if (value > 800 || value < 450)
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("The Bagrut grade is out of range");
            else
                PsychometricGrade = value;
        } }
    public int InterviewGrade { get { return InterviewGrade; } set
        {
            if (value > 100 || value < 70)
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("The Bagrut grade is out of range");
            else
                InterviewGrade = value;
        } }

    public Student(string name, string iD, int bagrutGrade, int psychometricGrade, int interviewGrade)
    {
        Name = name;
        ID = iD;
        BagrutGrade = bagrutGrade;
        PsychometricGrade = psychometricGrade;
        InterviewGrade = interviewGrade;
    }
}

This is the code that I've been requested to write, and for some reason, after I create a student object and trying to access one of the properties, it is printing the console the exception in the name of this question. Somebody knows why it's throwing this exception?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

A "StackOverflowException" is a common result of a recursive loop, which is what is occurring when any of the properties defined here are accessed. For example:

    public int BagrutGrade { get { return BagrutGrade; }  //...

This code says that when an access to "BagrutGrade" is made, it should return the value of "BagrutGrade", but that means calling the "get" accessor again, and again, and again, etc.

You probably intended to use a backing field, which must have a different name from the property and a separate declaration. A common convention is to name the backing field starting with an underscore (_), followed by the property name.