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using System;
namespace Corillian.Testing
{
      class PrivateClass
      {
            public string Name;
            public int    Age;
            private PrivateClass() 
            { 
                  Name = "not initialized";
                  Age = 0;
            }
      } 

      class Test
      {
            static void Main(string[] args)
            {
                  /// The following statement will not work as the constructor is private
                  /// PrivateClass newpTest = new PrivateClass();
                  /// But you can create the object through Serialization 
                  PrivateClass ptest = (PrivateClass)System.Runtime.Serialization.FormatterServices.GetUninitializedObject( typeof(PrivateClass) );
                  ptest.Name = "Scott";
                  ptest.Age = 0x1D;

                  Console.WriteLine( String.Format("{0} {1}",ptest.Name,ptest.Age );
            }
      }
}