Named Constructors
public class Game
{
//
// Constructor that doesn't give any context
//
public Game()
{
}
//
// Name Constructor
//
public static Game NewIndieGame()
{
Game newGame = new Game();
//... set state
}
}
Summary of a Constructors Purpose
- I want constructors only to initialise new instances to a rational state, so I move more interesting code into named constructors.
- Now that I have to give this construction behavior a name, cohesion and dependency problems become explicit and obvious.
- Now that I have identified explicit, obvious design problems, I can decide how and when to improve the design.
