I've gotten accustomed to many of the Java IDEs (Eclipse, NetBeans, and IntelliJ IDEA) providing you with a command to generate a default constructor for a class based on the fields in the class.
For example:
public class Example
{
public decimal MyNumber { get; set; }
public string Description { get; set; }
public int SomeInteger { get; set; }
// ↓↓↓ This is what I want generated ↓↓↓
public Example(decimal myNumber, string description, int someInteger)
{
MyNumber = myNumber;
Description = description;
SomeInteger = someInteger;
}
}
Having a constructor populate all of the fields of an object is such a common task in most OOP languages, I'm assuming that there is a some way for me to save time writing this boilerplate code in C#. I'm new to the C# world, so I'm wondering if I'm missing something fundamental about the language? Is there some option in Visual Studio that is obvious?
Best Answer
In Visual Studio 2015 Update3 I have this feature.
Just by highlighting properties and then press Ctrl + . and then press Generate Constructor.
For example, if you've highlighted two properties it will suggest you to create a constructor with two parameters and if you've selected three it will suggest one with three parameters and so on.
It also works with Visual Studio 2017 and 2019.