Google.Protobuff timestamp.proto in c#

Question

I have successfully compiled my .proto file with google.proto.Timestamp and generated the .cs file with protoc. The only problem i am having is initialization in my c# code. I have tried the following: .proto File ``` message teststamp { string Name = 1 ; string address = 2; google.protobuf.Timestamp _timeStamp = 3; } ``` C# File ``` teststamp test = new teststamp(); test.Name = "Test"; test.address = "Test_Test_TEST" //Example 2 : POSIX test._timeStamp.Seconds = DateTime.Now.Second; test._timeStamp.Nanos = DateTime.Now.Second*1000 ; ``` The above is compiling without errors but giving me this error: `Object reference not set to an instance of an object` .I have tried few other approaches but due to less help it is unable to fix the error. Please help me out in this issue Thanks

Accepted Answer

Timestamp is class so you have to create it first like this:

```
test._timeStamp = new Timestamp() { Seconds = DateTime.Now.Second }
```

Google.Protobuff timestamp.proto in c#

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