Array Initialization

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I have a class:
public class ComplexNumber
{
public ComplexNumber()
{
this.Real = 0;
this.Imaginary= 0;
}
double Real;
double Imaginary;
(other stuff)
}

I have another class:
public class Test
{
Private void MyMethod
{
Blah, Blah, ...
ComplexNumber[,] result = new ComplexNumber[m + 1, n + 1];
string str = result[100, 50].ToString(); //Here
(Other stuff)
}
}

Inspecting result at the line with the "Here" comment I see that all of the
array elements are null. I can loop constructors for every array element but
I am wondering why the class default constructor does not do this for me when
I make the aray. Is there a better way to initialize the "result" array. I
tried result.Initialize(); but that didn't work.

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

mr peanut <mr******@discussions.microsoft.comwrote:

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Inspecting result at the line with the "Here" comment I see that all of the
array elements are null. I can loop constructors for every array element but
I am wondering why the class default constructor does not do this for me when
I make the aray.

Why would it? Put it this way: by *not* doing it automatically, there
can't be any wasted operations. If it automatically called the
parameterless constructor, then:

1) What would happen if there *wasn't* a parameterless constructor?
2) You'd be very wasteful if you wanted to create the array and then
fill it with specific values.

Is there a better way to initialize the "result" array. I
tried result.Initialize(); but that didn't work.

Nope, just initialize each value as you want it. Alternatively, make
ComplexNumber a struct, which is more appropriate anyway, IMO.

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ComplexNumber should absolutely be a struct.