Question

C# in VS2005: if a class has two constructors, what is the best way for these constructors to share some code?

eg. How could I avoid having the x = 5 and y = 10 lines in both constructors for the following:

public class MyObject {

int x;
int y;
int z;

public MyObject() {
    x = 5;
    y = 10;
}

public MyObject(int setZ) {
    x = 5;
    y = 10;
    z = setZ;
}

Answer 1

Just chain to the common constructor…

public MyObject(int setZ)
  : this()
{
  z = setZ;
}