Valueproperty

Valueproperty is a term used to describe a property that stores or exposes the value associated with an object or data item. While not widely standardized as a formal term, it is often used informally to refer to a member that represents the current value of an attribute, as opposed to behavior or identity.

In programming, a value property is typically implemented as a field or property with getters and setters. For example in C#, a property like public string Title { get; set; } exposes the value of the title field, possibly with validation in the setter. In some languages, properties are language constructs that resemble fields but run code when read or written.

In web development, many elements have a value property that represents user-entered data. For instance, in HTML/JavaScript, input elements expose a value property that can be read or assigned to reflect or modify the element’s current content, such as document.getElementById('name').value.

In data modeling, a value property refers to an attribute that holds a value of a data item. Such properties may have constraints like type, range, or format, and may be subject to validation logic to maintain data integrity.

Because the term is not standardized, it is often clearer to refer to the specific concept, such as a property, an attribute, a field, or the value of an element, rather than using the compound term valueproperty. See also value, property, attribute, getter/setter.