.net 3.5 - Assign a list of values to a struct in C#? -

i have struct (.net 3.5):

struct columnheadings          {              public string name ;              public int width ;          } ; 

and when try assign list of values struct 'cannot implicitly convert type string/int ...':

private void dosomething() {     columnheadings[,] ch = new columnheadings[,]{{"column1",100},                 {"column2",100},{"column3",100}}; } 

can struct values assigned in same way multi-dimensional array? or need assign values using?:

ch.name = "column 1"; 

update:

thanks marc's excellent feedback correct solution is:

struct:

struct columnheadings         {             private readonly string name;             private readonly int width;             public string name { { return name; } }             public int width { { return width; } }             public columnheadings(string name, int width)             {                 this.name = name;                 this.width = width;             }         }  

then in method:

 var ch = new[]{new columnheadings("column1",100),             new columnheadings("column2",100),             new columnheadings("column3",100)}; 

and link why mutuable structs aren't idea.

firstly, shouldn't struct at all

the syntax be:

columnheadings[] ch = new columnheadings[]{     new columnheadings{name="column1",width=100},     new columnheadings{name="column2",width=100} }; 

however, in addition have issue of public fields, , fact mutable struct - both of dangerous. no, really.

i add constructor:

var ch = new []{      new columnheadings("column1", 100),      new columnheadings("column2", 100) }; 

with:

struct columnheadings {     private readonly string name;     private readonly int width;     public string name { { return name; } }     public int width { { return width; } }     public columnheadings(string name, int width)     {         this.name = name;         this.width = width;     } }