Question

Given the follow contrived struct

public struct CarParts
{
        public int trunk;
        public int door;
}

Why do I get an error that says “cp might not be initialized before use” however if I do the exact same thing in a static method id doesnt work. Also why did it used to comple before I added the static method?

public void Test()
{
            CarParts cp;
            cp.trunk= 1;
            cp.door= 4;
}

Answer 1

I guess that this is relevant to your question:

When you create a struct object using the new operator, it gets created and the appropriate constructor is called. Unlike classes, structs can be instantiated without using the new operator. If you do not use new, the fields will remain unassigned and the object cannot be used until all of the fields are initialized.