LINQ for Visual C# 2008

1.6. Object Initialization Expressions

The code in Listing 1-1 used another C# 3.0 feature called object initialization expressions:

List<Person> people = new List<Person> {
    new Person() { ID = 1,
                   IDRole = 1,
                   LastName = "Anderson",
                   FirstName = "Brad"},
    new Person() { ID = 2,
                   IDRole = 2,
                   LastName = "Gray",
                   FirstName = "Tom"}
            };

Just like an array initializer, an object initialization expression allows us to initialize a new object without calling its constructor and without setting its properties. Let's look at an example in Listing 1-6.

Example 1-6. Using an Object Initialization Expression

// The standard object creation and initialization Person p1 = new Person(); p1. FirstName = "Brad"; p1.LastName = "Anderson"; ObjectDumper.Write(p1); // ...