The compiler automatically initializes class fields, auto-properties and events to their default values before setting them with any initialization
values, so there is no need to explicitly set a member to its default value. Further, under the logic that cleaner code is better code, it’s
considered poor style to do so.
Noncompliant code example
class X
{
public int field = 0; // Noncompliant
public object o = null; // Noncompliant
public object MyProperty { get; set; } = null; // Noncompliant
public event EventHandler MyEvent = null; // Noncompliant
}
Compliant solution
class X
{
public int field;
public object o;
public object MyProperty { get; set; }
public event EventHandler MyEvent;
}
Exceptions
const fields are ignored.
