When initializing in C# constructors what's better: initializer lists or assignment?

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Published on 2010-03-12T19:19:14Z Indexed on 2010/03/12 19:27 UTC
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Class A uses an initializer list to set the member to the paramter value, while Class B uses assignment within the constructor's body.

Can anyone give any reason to prefer one over the other as long as I'm consistent?

class A
{
    String _filename;

    A(String filename) : _filename(filename)
    {
    }
}

class B
{
    String _filename;

    B(String filename)
    {
        _filename = filename;
    }
}

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