Array initialization with default constructor

Question

public class Sample
{
     static int count = 0;
     public int abc;
     public Sample()
     {
        abc = ++Sample.count;
     }
}

I want to

Answer 1

Here is another one-liner that doesn't require any extension method:

Sample[] array = Enumerable.Range(0, 100).Select(i => new Sample()).ToArray();

Another nice option is Scott's suggestion to Jon's answer:

public static T[] Populate(this T[] array) 
    where T : new()
{
    for (int i = 0; i < array.Length; i++)
        array[i] = new T();
    return array;
}

So you can do:

Sample[] array = new Sample[100].Populate();