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C# Collection Initialization

Posted by okilydokily
okilydokily
12,105 Points

Why did we need a constructor with no parameter?

. Update: I think I figured out that it is because the { } initialization syntax is implicitly a zero parameter instantiation.

1 Answer

Marcin Siemion
Marcin Siemion
1,412 Points
Marcin Siemion
Marcin Siemion
1,412 Points

I believe that it wasn't necessary to have such a constructor, but the way Jeremy did it is very nice. I read more about it here - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/classes-and-structs/object-and-collection-initializers (Collection initializers). So in order for this to work, we also need Add method implemented in EnumerableCompositor class (according to the MS documentation).