c# - Get default value of class member

Question

Let's assume I have a class ClassWithMember

class ClassWithMember
{
    int myIntMember = 10;
}

How do I get the default value 10 of the myIntMember member by System.Type?

I'm currently struggling around with reflections by all I retreive is the default value of int (0) not the classes default member (10)..

Answer 1

You can try something like this:

var field = typeof(ClassWithMember).GetField("myIntMember",
    BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
var value = (int)field.GetValue(new ClassWithMember());

The trick here is to instantiate an instance.