Using C# params keyword in a constructor of generic types

Question

I have a generic class in C# with 2 constructors:

public Houses(params T[] InitialiseElements)
{}
public Houses(int Num, T DefaultValue)
{}

Con

Answer 1

A clearer solution would be to have two static factory methods. If you put these into a nongeneric class, you can also benefit from type inference:

public static class Houses
{
    public static Houses CreateFromElements(params T[] initialElements)
    {
        return new Houses(initialElements);
    }

    public Houses CreateFromDefault(int count, T defaultValue)
    {
        return new Houses(count, defaultValue);
    }
}

Example of calling:

Houses x = Houses.CreateFromDefault(10, "hi");
Houses y = Houses.CreateFromElements(20, 30, 40);

Then your generic type's constructor doesn't need the "params" bit, and there'll be no confusion.