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object initializers
Object initializers let you assign values to any accessible fields or properties of an object at creation time without having to explicitly invoke a constructor. The following example shows how to use an object initializer with a named type, Cat. Note the use of auto-implemented properties in the Cat class.
Cat cat = new Cat { Age = 10, Name = "Fluffy" };
This technigue is used often in Linq in initializing a new anonymous type and is the only way to do such initializations.
Collection initializers let you specify one or more element intializers when you initialize a collection class that implements IEnumerable.
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