Boolean is true by default ?

Marc Roussel 41 Reputation points
2022-10-10T12:45:04.983+00:00

I created a class with a Boolean. When I instantiate it, my Boolean is true. I don't understand. I thought the default for Boolean was false ! Any ideas ?

Right now, I'm forced to use this attribute :

[ 

DefaultValue(false)]  
public bool IsDelete { get; set; }
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  1. Bruce (SqlWork.com) 56,026 Reputation points
    2022-10-12T15:46:16.423+00:00

    you are looking at swagger's display of sample data. it always sets booleans to true, just as it it uses now for DateTime (which default to minimum)

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  1. Olaf Helper 40,816 Reputation points
    2022-10-10T13:01:18.56+00:00

    See bool (C# reference): "The default value of the bool type is false"
    There must be code setting the property to True