Question List, Initialize and public variables

Hello,
i have few prefabs in folder, and this script is attached to game object in scene, i mount my prefabs in the game object's Inspector window, and if I initialize List in start() method all my prefab mounting is gone, would it be ok not initialize List in start() method and delete the line

i read somewhere if variable is Public, Unity automatically initialize it?

Code (CSharp):

1. public class Testing : MonoBehaviour
2. {
3.     public List<GameObject> myPrefabs;
4.  
5.     private void Start()
6.     {
7.         myPrefabs = new List<GameObject>();    // don't need this  
8.     }
9. }

 

More precisely, certain types of public variables may be serialized by Unity.

If they are serialized, then after the class is constructed, Unity will initialize it.

Details:

https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/script-Serialization.html

So yes, you would not want the code above because line 7 will wipe out any objects you saved in your scene via serialization.