C# alterntive way of crating an instance of an object with assigning one of its properties

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I'm a beginner in C# and I would like to know of both ways down are equal?
Is the first 4 lines of code are the same as the last 2 lines?

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var genre = new Genre()
{
   Name = "Search results for " + q
};
//--------------------------------------  
      
Genre newGenre = new Genre();
newGenre.Name = "Search results for" + q;

Posted 12-Sep-13 22:38pm

kirotop1

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CPallini 13-Sep-13 4:43am

Maybe I am wrong, ~~but the first alternative doesn't look valid code to me~~.
(I was indeed wrong)

Thomas Barbare 13-Sep-13 4:45am

It's valid, why do you think it's not ?

CPallini 13-Sep-13 5:30am

I'm not a C# expert, that's all. What is it?

Thomas Barbare 13-Sep-13 5:35am

Oh ok, I quote MSDN :

Object initializers let you assign values to any accessible fields or properties of an object at creation time without having to explicitly invoke a constructor.

CPallini 13-Sep-13 5:44am

OK, I got it. Thank you.

Thomas Barbare 13-Sep-13 5:51am

You're welcome !

Thomas Barbare 13-Sep-13 4:43am

For me, the both ways are equal

kirotop1 13-Sep-13 6:09am

Thanks alot!

vinay.tatipamula 13-Sep-13 5:18am

Yes, both ways are equal. The first one is new feature called "object Initializers" introduced in Asp.net 4.0 version.

kirotop1 13-Sep-13 6:08am

Thanks for the illustration!

Deviprasad Das 13-Sep-13 5:39am

Both ways are equal but second one is better when it comes to debugging.
e.g: If you got any error while initializing each properties of the object then 2nd gives you freedom easier debugging.

kirotop1 13-Sep-13 6:08am

Thanks for the illustration!

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ZurdoDev · Answer 1 · 2013-09-13T01:43:00

Solution 1

Both ways are equal but you'll see the second way more often because it is easier to read for most. It is more clear as to what you are doing.

Posted 13-Sep-13 1:43am

ZurdoDev