Overloading is useful when you want to associate related methods. : Class « Development « ASP.NET Tutorial

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using System;


public class StoreProduct
{
    public void SaveProduct(string name)
    {
        SaveProduct(name, 0, String.Empty);
    }

    public void SaveProduct(string name, decimal price)
    {
        SaveProduct(name, price, String.Empty);
    }

    public void SaveProduct(string name, decimal price, string description)
    {

        // Save name, price, description to database
    }
}


File: ProductConstructor.cs

using System;


public class ProductConstructor
{
    public ProductConstructor(string name)
        : this(name, 0, String.Empty) { }

    public ProductConstructor(string name, decimal price)
        : this(name, price, String.Empty) { }

    public ProductConstructor(string name, decimal price, string description)
    {

        // Use name, price, and description
    }
}