Setting readonly variables

[J Mon]

I've applied readonly variables to my code where its seemed useful to do so,
such as
readonly string m_name;

public MyClass(string name)
{ m_name = name); }

Where I have had multiple constructors for a class I have had to apply all
the settings to one constructor or set each variable in different
constructors:

public MyClass(string name) : this(name, "")
{ }
public MyClass(string name, string address)
{ m_name = name;
m_address = address; }

However is it possible to set multiple constructors through a method in the
class called by the constructor? Something like:

public MyClass(string name) : this(name, "")
{ }
public MyClass(string name, string address)
{ Initalize(); }
private void Initialize()
{
m_name = name;
m_address = address;
}

[Tim Haughton]

You know what's funny? It would have taken you roughly the same amount of
time to type that code into a cs file and try it. :¬)

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Regards,

Tim Haughton

Agitek
http://agitek.co.uk
http://blogitek.com/timhaughton

"J Mon" <J Mo*@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I've applied readonly variables to my code where its seemed useful to do so, such as
readonly string m_name;

public MyClass(string name)
{ m_name = name); }

Where I have had multiple constructors for a class I have had to apply all
the settings to one constructor or set each variable in different
constructors:

public MyClass(string name) : this(name, "")
{ }
public MyClass(string name, string address)
{ m_name = name;
m_address = address; }

However is it possible to set multiple constructors through a method in the class called by the constructor? Something like:

public MyClass(string name) : this(name, "")
{ }
public MyClass(string name, string address)
{ Initalize(); }
private void Initialize()
{
m_name = name;
m_address = address;
}

[J Mon]

That's just it the compiler won't let me do this. I was wondering if there
is a way around the limitation?

"Tim Haughton" wrote:

You know what's funny? It would have taken you roughly the same amount of
time to type that code into a cs file and try it. :¬)

--
Regards,

Tim Haughton

Agitek
http://agitek.co.uk
http://blogitek.com/timhaughton

"J Mon" <J Mo*@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:27**********************************@microsof t.com...

I've applied readonly variables to my code where its seemed useful to do

so,

such as
readonly string m_name;

public MyClass(string name)
{ m_name = name); }

Where I have had multiple constructors for a class I have had to apply all
the settings to one constructor or set each variable in different
constructors:

public MyClass(string name) : this(name, "")
{ }
public MyClass(string name, string address)
{ m_name = name;
m_address = address; }

However is it possible to set multiple constructors through a method in

the

class called by the constructor? Something like:

public MyClass(string name) : this(name, "")
{ }
public MyClass(string name, string address)
{ Initalize(); }
private void Initialize()
{
m_name = name;
m_address = address;
}

[MarkT [developmentor]]

> However is it possible to set multiple constructors through a method in the

class called by the constructor?

readonly fields can only be set inline (i.e on the line where they are
declared) or inside a constructor, so I think you are stuck putting them in
one constructor that the other constructors call.