✅ Constructors
If Constructors are just a method called when a class is created, how does the new operator in combination with the constructor make a class, id constructors are just a method that sets initial values.
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Constructors - C# programming guide - C#
A constructor in C# is called when a class or struct is created. Use constructors to set defaults, limit instantiation, and write flexible, easy-to-read code.
Constructors are special. They're not exactly like any other method.
I get that it doesnt have a return type and have the same name of name of its class but how does calling it with the new operator also make the class.
That's handled by the runtime
ok thank you
If you look at what the C# code compiles down to (on a site like https://sharplab.io) you can see that
new actually compiles to the newobj MSIL instruction, and that eventually means the runtime does certain things like allocating the actual memory for the instance, initializes fields, calls the constructor that the class defines, etc.ok il look into that thank you
See this for reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.reflection.emit.opcodes.newobj?view=net-7.0
OpCodes.Newobj Field (System.Reflection.Emit)
Creates a new object or a new instance of a value type, pushing an object reference (type O) onto the evaluation stack.
(you don't need to worry/know about any of that tho)
ok
/close if you have no further questions :)