I originally posted this answer here, but here is a reprint since this isn’t the exact same question but has the same answer:
FormatterServices.GetUninitializedObject()
will create an instance without calling a constructor. I found this class by using Reflector and digging through some of the core .Net serialization classes.
I tested it using the sample code below and it looks like it works great:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
namespace NoConstructorThingy
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
MyClass myClass = (MyClass)FormatterServices.GetUninitializedObject(typeof(MyClass)); //does not call ctor
myClass.One = 1;
Console.WriteLine(myClass.One); //write "1"
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
public class MyClass
{
public MyClass()
{
Console.WriteLine("MyClass ctor called.");
}
public int One
{
get;
set;
}
}
}