/*readonly The readonly keyword is different from the const keyword. A const field can only be initialized at the declaration of the field. A readonly field can be initialized either at the declaration or in a constructor. */ using System; public class ReadOnlyTest { class MyClass { public int x; public readonly int y = 25; // Initialize a readonly field public readonly int z; public MyClass() { z = 24; // Initialize a readonly instance field } public MyClass(int p1, int p2, int p3) { x = p1; y = p2; z = p3; } } public static void Main() { MyClass p1= new MyClass(11, 21, 32); // OK Console.WriteLine("p1: x={0}, y={1}, z={2}" , p1.x, p1.y, p1.z); MyClass p2 = new MyClass(); p2.x = 55; // OK Console.WriteLine("p2: x={0}, y={1}, z={2}" , p2.x, p2.y, p2.z); } }