notifypropertyweaver example

Person1.cs

// this is how your code might look without using notifypropertyweaver
    public class Person1 : INotifyPropertyChanged
    {
        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
        private void NotifyPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
        {
            if (PropertyChanged != null)
            {
                PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
            }
        }

        string _givenName;
        public string GivenName
        {
            get { return _givenName; }
            set
            {
                if(value != _givenName)
                {
                    _givenName = value;
                    NotifyPropertyChanged("GivenName");
                    NotifyPropertyChanged("FullName");
                }
            }
        }

        string _familyName;
        public string FamilyName
        {
            get { return _familyName; }
            set
            {
                if (value != _familyName)
                {
                    _familyName = value;
                    NotifyPropertyChanged("FamilyName");
                    NotifyPropertyChanged("FullName");
                }
            }
        }

        public string FullName
        {
            get
            {
                return string.Format("{0} {1}", GivenName, FamilyName);
            }
        }
    }

Person2.cs

// this is how your code would look WITH using notifyproperty weaver
    public class Person2 : INotifyPropertyChanged
    {
        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

        public string GivenName { get; set; }
        public string FamilyName { get; set; }

        public string FullName
        {
            get
            {
                return string.Format("{0} {1}", GivenName, FamilyName);
            }
        }
    }

Person2_decompiled.cs

// this is how the Person2 class looks when you decompile it
public class Person2 : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
	private PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

	public string FamilyName
	{
		get;
		set
		{
			if (string.Equals(this.<FamilyName>k__BackingField, value))
			{
				return;
			}
			this.<FamilyName>k__BackingField = value;
			this.OnPropertyChanged("FullName");
			this.OnPropertyChanged("FamilyName");
		}
	}

	public string FullName
	{
		get
		{
			return string.Format("{0} {1}", this.GivenName, this.FamilyName);
		}
	}

	public string GivenName
	{
		get;
		set
		{
			if (string.Equals(this.<GivenName>k__BackingField, value))
			{
				return;
			}
			this.<GivenName>k__BackingField = value;
			this.OnPropertyChanged("FullName");
			this.OnPropertyChanged("GivenName");
		}
	}

	public Person2()
	{
	}

	public virtual void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
	{
		PropertyChangedEventHandler propertyChanged = this.PropertyChanged;
		if (propertyChanged != null)
		{
			base(new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
		}
	}

	public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
}

yourprojectfile.xml

<!-- this is all that's added to your project -->
  <UsingTask TaskName="NotifyPropertyWeaverMsBuildTask.WeavingTask" AssemblyFile="$(SolutionDir)Tools\NotifyPropertyWeaverMsBuildTask.dll" />
  <Target Name="AfterCompile">
    <NotifyPropertyWeaverMsBuildTask.WeavingTask />
  </Target>