using System;

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public class TimePeriod

{

   private double seconds;

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   public double Hours

   {

       get 

       { 

            return seconds / 3600; 

       }

       set 

       { 

            if (value < 0 || value > 24)

            throw new System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException("value" + value+ "must be between 0 and 24.");

            else seconds = value * 3600; 

       }

   }

    public static void Main()

    {TimePeriod t1 = new TimePeriod();

       t1.Hours = 22;

       Console.WriteLine("Time in hours: {0}{1}{2}", t1.Hours,"  ", t1.seconds);

    }

}//the seconds is only accessible in its own class, not in an outside class

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public class Program

{

    //public static void Main()

    //{

       //TimePeriod t = new TimePeriod();

       // The property assignment causes the 'set' accessor to be called.

      //t.Hours = 24;

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       //Retrieving the property causes the 'get' accessor to be called.

      //Console.WriteLine("Time in hours: {0}", t.Hours);

    //}

}

// The example displays the following output:

//    Time in hours: 24