Object Initializers
Calling constructors is an essential mechanism for creating new instances of objects, but sometimes it doesn’t suffice. A common problem with constructors is the number of overloads they have to accommodate for various scenarios. For example, the TimeSpan
type has no fewer than four constructor overloads for developer convenience. Internally, a TimeSpan
simply consists of a tick count, but as you’ve seen, more handy overloads exist that allow us to supply hours, minutes, and seconds (for example).
It turns out TimeSpan
is a type that leads to a good developer experience: The most useful overloads are available, so while browsing the list of overloads, you’ll most certainly want something that’s close enough to what you want. ...
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