Question

Is there a better way to do what I am doing:

class Sample {

int SampleValueX, SampleValueY;
string SampleFacing;    

public Sample(int samplevaluex, string samplefacing)
{
    SampleValueX = startpositionx;
    SampleValueY = 0;
    SampleFacing = samplefacing;
}

public Sample(int samplevaluey, string samplefacing)
{
    SampleValueX = 0;
    SampleValueY = startpositionx;
    SampleFacing = samplefacing;
}
}

Is this even known as constructor overloading? Correct me if I am wrong.

Answer 1

You can use optional parameters

class Sample {

  int SampleValueX, SampleValueY;
  string SampleFacing;    

  public Sample(string samplefacing, int samplevaluex = 0, int samplevaluey = 0)
  {
    SampleValueX = samplevaluex;
    SampleValueY = samplevaluey;
    SampleFacing = samplefacing;
  }

}

Note that the optional parameters must appear after the mandatory ones