I cannot understand this code inside constructor

prajwal lama 0 Reputation points
2023-09-11T08:19:01.8466667+00:00
  public class Message
  {
      public List<MailboxAddress> To { get; set; }
      public string Subject { get; set; }
      public string Content { get; set; }
      public Message(IEnumerable<string> to, string subject, string content)
      {
          To = new List<MailboxAddress>();
          To.AddRange(to.Select(x => new MailboxAddress("email", x)));
          Subject = subject;
          Content = content;
      }
  }
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  1. Lan Huang-MSFT 29,336 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2023-09-11T09:32:53.5366667+00:00

    Hi @prajwal lama,

    A constructor is a special method that is used to initialize objects. The advantage of a constructor, is that it is called when an object of a class is created. It can be used to set initial values for fields.

    A parameterized constructor can take one or more parameters. Therefore, it can initialize different class objects to different values. This is an advantage over the default constructor.

    Code you provided:

    First, initialize the Message class. It contains three public variables To, Subject and Content. The parameterized constructorMessage() initializes To, Subject, and Content to the values given in to, subject, and content respectively.

    When we call the constructor, we pass the parameters to the constructor Message(IEnumerable<string> to, string subject, string content).

    Below I've written a test that calls the constructor and added comments to the code to explain.

    using MimeKit;
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Linq;
    using System.Runtime.ConstrainedExecution;
    using System.Text;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;
    
    namespace ConsoleApp1
    {
        internal class Program
        {
            static void Main(string[] args)
            {
                IEnumerable<string> TO = new[] { "test@123.com", "test@456.com" };
                Message message = new Message(TO, "subject", "ABC");
                Console.WriteLine(message.To + " " + message.Subject + " " + message.Content);
            }
            // Create a Message class
            public class Message
            {
                public List<MailboxAddress> To { get; set; }
                public string Subject { get; set; }
                public string Content { get; set; } // Create multiple fields
    
    
                public Message(IEnumerable<string> to, string subject, string content) 
                // Create a class constructor with multiple parameters
                {
                    To = new List<MailboxAddress>();
                    To.AddRange(to.Select(x => new MailboxAddress("email",x)));
                    Subject = subject;
                    Content = content; // Set the value for To,Subject,Content
                }
            }
    
        }
    }
    
    

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    Lan Huang


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