C#•9mo ago

❔ How do I initialize a static list with objects? (Quidditch app)

I am feeling completely lost on this. I have a playermanager which contains a static list of Player objects. but no matter what I do, I get errors when I try to add demo players to the list... Why is this? I have attached an image of the static list and the player class itself.

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cap5lut•9mo ago

there is a list initializer, so u can do it like this:

... = new()
{
  new Player(...),
  new Player(...)
};

... = new()
{
  new Player(...),
  new Player(...)
};

there r a lot helpful initializers u might want to read through: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/classes-and-structs/object-and-collection-initializers#collection-initializers

Object and Collection Initializers - C# Programming Guide - C#

Object initializers in C# assign values to accessible fields or properties of an object at creation after invoking a constructor.

Emelie•9mo ago

perfect, just what I was looking for! thank you

cap5lut•9mo ago

and if u would have more complex logic going on, u would use static constructors https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/classes-and-structs/static-constructors

Static Constructors - C# Programming Guide - C#

A static constructor in C# initializes static data or performs an action done only once. It runs before the first instance is created or static members are referenced.

cap5lut•9mo ago

the shown way is just syntax sugar, under the hood a static constructor is generated for that anyway. u can observe this here: https://sharplab.io/#v2:CYLg1APgAgTAjAWAFBQAwAIpwCwG5nJQDMmM6AwsgN7Lp3oAOATgJYBuAhgC4CmmcANnQAZFgGcuAHhYA7LgD50MgK4BbAEY8mY9AF4lPAO4AKAJToq6OABp0ZAL74k9oA==

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