Constructor Overloads
var a = new TimeSpan(5);
var b = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 5);
var c = new TimeSpan(0, 5, 0);
var d = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 0, 5);
Achieving the same thing with static named constructors
var a = TimeSpan.FromTicks(5);
var b = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);
var c = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5);
var d = TimeSpan.FromHours(5);
Key Components
- Factory method must be public, static and return an instance of the class in which it is defined
- Giving Static Named Constructors meaningful names removes the ambiguity that we see with normal constructor overloads
