Question

Is it possible to set or override the default state for a structure?

As an example I have an

enum something{a,b,c,d,e};

and a structure that links 2 values for that enum

struct SomethingData
{
    something type;
    int Value;
    double Multipler;

    SomethingData(something enumVal, int intVal, double DblVal) {...}
}

But can I specify that the default state is

SomethingData(something.c,0,1);

Answer 1

Struct constructors are similar to
class constructors, except for the
following differences:

Structs cannot contain explicit
parameterless constructors. Struct
members are automatically initialized
to their default values. A struct
cannot have an initializer in the
form: base (argument-list).

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa288208(v=vs.71).aspx

So, short answer, no you can’t override the default constructor (every struct has a parameterless constructor and you can’t hide it or override it)…