Init + private set accessors on the same property?

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Similar to specifying a constructor to initialize your value, you can use a private backing field so that you can still take advantage of the init logic and allow initialization without a specific constructor

public record Stuff
{
    private int _myProperty;

    public int MyProperty { get => _myProperty; init => _myProperty = value; }

    public void SetMyProperty(int value) => _myProperty = value;
}

var stuff = new Stuff
{
    MyProperty = 3 // Using the init accessor
};

stuff.SetMyProperty(4); // Using the private setter (indirectly)

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