Create default instance of the provided type

BaseReportService.cs

  public class BaseReportService
    {
        protected T CreateDefault<T>(Type t, string shopId) where T : BaseReport
        {
            var report = Activator.CreateInstance(t) as BaseReport;
            report.Id = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
            report.Created = DateTime.Now;
            report.Modified = DateTime.Now;
            report.CreatedBy = "System";
            report.ModifiedBy = "System";
            report.CreatedFrom = "System";
            report.IsActive = true;

            report.Value = report.Created.Date.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy");
            report.Date = report.Created.Date;
            report.RowsCount = 0;
            report.ShopId = shopId;

            return report as T;
        }        
    }