commandlineparser / commandlineparser/commandline
Property with init-only setter results in MissingMethodException
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Description
**Describe the bug**
In case of read-only properties in the command line options class, where a property is defined as
```
public string Foo
{
get;
init;
}
```
you will get a `MissingMethodException` when parsing the command line.
**To Reproduce**
See this fiddle https://dotnetfiddle.net/J05g0c
**Expected behavior**
The exception is not thrown
**Additional context**
The resulting stack trace is as follows:
```
Unhandled exception. System.MissingMethodException: Cannot dynamically create an instance of type 'Options'. Reason: No parameterless constructor defined.
at System.RuntimeType.ActivatorCache..ctor(RuntimeType rt)
at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceOfT()
at System.Activator.CreateInstance[T]()
at CommandLine.Core.InstanceBuilder.<>c__1`1.b__1_0(Func`1 f)
at CSharpx.MaybeExtensions.MapValueOrDefault[T1,T2](Maybe`1 maybe, Func`2 func, T2 noneValue)
at CommandLine.Core.InstanceBuilder.Build[T](Maybe`1 factory, Func`3 tokenizer, IEnumerable`1 arguments, StringComparer nameComparer, Boolean ignoreValueCase, CultureInfo parsingCulture, Boolean autoHelp, Boolean autoVersion, Boolean allowMultiInstance, IEnumerable`1 nonFatalErrors)
at CommandLine.Parser.ParseArguments[T](IEnumerable`1 args)
at Program.Main(String[] args)
```
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Research direction
Start with the stack trace at CommandLine.Core.InstanceBuilder.Build and reproduce the init-only property case from the linked .NET Fiddle. Trace how Parser.ParseArguments creates the options instance, then verify that parsing an Options type with an init-only setter completes without MissingMethodException.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100