title: Why no initial values on {get;set;} accessors (VS 2010 C#)
body: <p>This must have been asked many times but I cannot find it....sorry...</p>
  
  <p>Why is the following not permitted?</p>
  
  <p>public string MyString = "initial value" {get; private set;}</p>
  
  <p>(Visual C# Express 2010)</p>