5.9. Understanding Object Initializer Syntax
As seen throughout this chapter, a constructor allows you specify start up values when creating a new object. On a related note, properties allow you to get and set underlying data in a safe manner. When you are working with other people's classes, including the classes found within the .NET base class library, it is not too uncommon to discover that there is not a single constructor which allows you to set every piece of underlying state data. Given this point, a programmer is typically forced to pick the best constructor possible, after which he or she makes assignments using a handful of provided properties.
To help streamline the process of getting an object up and running, C# offers object initializer ...
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