Programmatic equivalent of default(Type)

Question

I\'m using reflection to loop through a Type\'s properties and set certain types to their default. Now, I could do a switch on the type and set the defau

Answer 1

You can use PropertyInfo.SetValue(obj, null). If called on a value type it will give you the default. This behavior is documented in .NET 4.0 and in .NET 4.5.