title: Is it possible to have a getter for a const?
body: <p>Just curious, is there a way to have a getter for a constant variable? I have a sort of internal version number to ensure that two versions of a library are still speaking the same language, but I'd like the programmer to be able to check what version they're using. Right now I use:</p>
  
  <pre><code> private const Int16 protocol_version = 1;
   public Int16 ProtocolVersion { get { return protocol_version; } }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But I'd prefer to do it with just the const if there's a way.</p>