What is the difference between the parameterless constructor with no members VS default constructor compiler creates in c#?

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class Constructor
{
    Constructor()
    {
    }

    static void Main()
    {
        Constructor obj = new Constructor();
    }
}

class Compiler
{
    Compiler obj1 = new Compiler();
}

In the first program I created a constructor with no members and in the second program I'm not created any constructor so the compiler creates a default constructor so what's the difference between them in c#

Possible duplicate of [Should we always include a default constructor in the class?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3692042/should-we-always-include-a-default-constructor-in-the-class) — mmushtaq, Feb 02 '23 at 14:17

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 02 '23 at 14:20

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Reference: Microsoft docs - Constructors

"...classes without constructors are given a public parameterless constructor by the C# compiler in order to enable class instantiation."

Cases when you do need to write a parameterless constructor:

When you have other constructors defined in the class.
When you want to use a different protection level for your parameterless constructor.

answered Feb 02 '23 at 14:20

Barak Daniel

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why do compiler give public constructor – Viknesh Feb 03 '23 at 04:26
@Viknesh The main point of creating a non-static class is that you want to create objects of it, thus the compiler generate the default constructor as public. – Barak Daniel Feb 05 '23 at 09:48
But the default access modifier for the constructor is Public – Viknesh Feb 05 '23 at 10:30

David · Answer 2 · 2023-02-02T14:30:43.203

There are other problems (see below) in the code shown, but in general there is no difference between an empty parameterless constructor you create vs. an empty parameterless constructor the compiler creates. It's possible they result in slightly different compiled code, but for all intents and purposes they do the same thing.

Other problems in the code shown...

This will result in an infinite recursion any time you try to create an instance of it:

class Compiler
{
    Compiler obj1 = new Compiler();
}

And this constructor is not the same as the compiler-default one because class members are private by default:

class Constructor
{
    Constructor()
    {
    }

    static void Main()
    {
        Constructor obj = new Constructor();
    }
}

What is the difference between the parameterless constructor with no members VS default constructor compiler creates in c#?

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