2 <clause number="17.10.6" title="Optional instance constructor parameters">
4 <note>[Note: The this(...) form of constructor initializer is commonly used in conjunction with overloading to implement optional instance constructor parameters. In the example <code_example><![CDATA[
7 public Text(): this(0, 0, null) {}
8 public Text(int x, int y): this(x, y, null) {}
9 public Text(int x, int y, string s) {
10 // Actual constructor implementation
13 ]]></code_example>the first two instance constructors merely provide the default values for the missing arguments. Both use a this(...) constructor initializer to invoke the third instance constructor, which actually does the work of initializing the new instance. The effect is that of optional constructor parameters: <code_example><![CDATA[
14 Text t1 = new Text(); // Same as Text(0, 0, null)
15 Text t2 = new Text(5, 10); // Same as Text(5, 10, null)
16 Text t3 = new Text(5, 20, "Hello");
17 ]]></code_example>end note]</note>