partial class constructor not calling the base

Question

MyClass.cs:

namespace ConsoleApp
{
  public partial class MyClass
  {
    public string Name { get; set; }

    public MyClass()
    {
      Name = "base";
    }
  }
}

MyClass2.cs:

namespace ConsoleApp
{
  public partial class MyClass
  {
    public MyClass(string nothing) : base()
    {
    }
  }
}

Program.cs:

namespace ConsoleApp
{
  class Program
  {
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
      MyClass myClass = new("str");

      Console.WriteLine(myClass.Name);
    }
  }
}

When I run this program, myClass.Name was not set by the base constructor. I put a breakpoint in the parameterless constructor is it was not called from the parameter'ed constructor. Any idea if this is allowed? If so, what did I miss?

Thanks!

Answer 1

If you want your constructor with parameters to invoke another one in the same object you should use this keyword, not base:

public MyClass(string nothing) : this()
{
}

In your code base will invoke parameterless constructor of base class which is System.Object.