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Subject:
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private constructor in C#
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Posted By:
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n.nsivakumar
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Post Date:
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8/16/2006 3:29:14 AM
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Hello p2p's
i want to know what is the use of declaring the constructors as private or protected.
[N.Sivakumar]
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Reply By:
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adam_kahtava
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Reply Date:
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8/16/2006 7:08:50 AM
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Private or protected constructors are generally used to restrict instantiation of a class to a single object. This is often done through the Singleton design pattern.
Private constructors can also be useful for:
classes containing only static utility methods
classes containing only constants
type safe enumerations
Links of further interest:
The Singleton pattern: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singleton_pattern.
Private Constructors: http://www.javapractices.com/Topic40.cjp
- Adam Kahtava [http://adam.kahtava.com]
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