public class Program
{
  public static void Main()
  {

    // Declare a StudentName by using the constructor that has two parameters.
    StudentName student1 = new StudentName("Craig", "Playstead");

    // Make the same declaration by using an object initializer and sending 
    // arguments for the first and last names. The default constructor is 
    // invoked in processing this declaration, not the constructor that has
    // two parameters.
    StudentName student2 = new StudentName
    {
      FirstName = "Craig",
      LastName = "Playstead",
    };

    // Declare a StudentName by using an object initializer and sending 
    // an argument for only the ID property. No corresponding constructor is
    // necessary. Only the default constructor is used to process object 
    // initializers.
    StudentName student3 = new StudentName
    {
      ID = 183
    };

    // Declare a StudentName by using an object initializer and sending
    // arguments for all three properties. No corresponding constructor is 
    // defined in the class.
    StudentName student4 = new StudentName
    {
      FirstName = "Craig",
      LastName = "Playstead",
      ID = 116
    };

    System.Console.WriteLine(student1.ToString());
    System.Console.WriteLine(student2.ToString());
    System.Console.WriteLine(student3.ToString());
    System.Console.WriteLine(student4.ToString());
  }
}

Craig 0
Craig 0
183
Craig 116

public class StudentName
{
  // The default constructor has no parameters. The default constructor 
  // is invoked in the processing of object initializers. 
  // You can test this by changing the access modifier from public to 
  // private. The declarations in Main that use object initializers will 
  // fail.
  public StudentName() { }

  // The following constructor has parameters for two of the three 
  // properties. 
  public StudentName(string first, string last)
  {
    FirstName = first;
    LastName = last;
  }

  // Properties.
  public string FirstName { get; set; }
  public string LastName { get; set; }
  public int ID { get; set; }

  public override string ToString()
  {
    return FirstName + " " + ID;
  }
}

List<StudentName> students = new List<StudentName>()
{
 new StudentName {FirstName="Craig", LastName="Playstead", ID=116},
 new StudentName {FirstName="Shu", LastName="Ito", ID=112},
 new StudentName {FirstName="Gretchen", LastName="Rivas", ID=113},
 new StudentName {FirstName="Rajesh", LastName="Rotti", ID=114}
};

class StudentName
{
  public string FirstName { get; set; }
  public string LastName { get; set; }
  public int ID { get; set; }
}

class CollInit
{
  Dictionary<int, StudentName> students = new Dictionary<int, StudentName>()
  {
    { 111, new StudentName {FirstName="Sachin", LastName="Karnik", ID=211}},
    { 112, new StudentName {FirstName="Dina", LastName="Salimzianova", ID=317}},
    { 113, new StudentName {FirstName="Andy", LastName="Ruth", ID=198}}
  };
}