Errors and warnings related to property declarations CS0200 is incorrect

[MauNguyenVan]

Describe the issue or suggestion

The warning is allways show:
CS0200: Property or indexer 'property' cannot be assigned to -- it is read only

event actual operator is different (++,+=,-=,*=1/=..)

Expect: show corresponding with current operator in code editor
ENV:

• VS 2026 18.2
• .NET 10.0

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• Content: Compiler Errors on property declarations - C# reference
• Content Source: docs/csharp/language-reference/compiler-messages/property-declaration-errors.md
• Service: dotnet-csharp
• Sub-service: errors-warnings
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[gewarren]

@MauNguyenVan I don't think the -- is meant to indicate the operator in use. I think it is used only as a way to separate the two phrases in the sentence.