default value for a static property

Question

I like c#, but why can I do :

public static bool Initialized { private set; get; }

or this :

public static bool Initialized         


        

Answer 1

You can just do:

public static bool Initialized { private set; get; }

Since bool values are always false by default, there's no need to initialize it.

If you need this to be true by default, or to have more complex logic, you need to do this in a static constructor or use a backing field.

As for "I like my code to be beautiful" - personally, for non-default initialization, I think this is just as "beautiful":

private static bool initialized = true;
public static bool Initialized { get { return initialized; } }

This makes the initialization to a non default very visible, which is not a bad thing.