How to make a default value for the struct in C#?

Question

I\'m trying to make default value for my struct. For example default value for Int - 0, for DateTime - 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM. As known we can\'t define parameterless constru

Answer 1

You can also do this:

public struct MyStruct
{
    public static readonly Default = new MyStruct(42);

    public int i;

    public MyStruct(int i)
    {
        this.i = i;
    }
}

And then when you create a default struct of this type do this:

public MyStruct newStruct = MyStruct.Default;

But of course, this won't override default and other programmers will bump their heads a few times. Really consider if a struct is the way to go, from the microsoft docs:

"A structure type (or struct type) is a value type that can encapsulate data and related functionality. Typically, you use structure types to design small data-centric types that provide little or no behavior."

Consider this: if you had 2 values in your struct and you wanted to make constructors, would 2 or less constructors suffice? If the answer is no, then the answer is: don't use a struct.