Ok, how do you get a new customer back from the factory - I mean, what's the syntax for using the GetInstance?
NM - I see it. My mind is mush today.




>Look at my code again. You haven't included the private CTOR in the Customer class...
>To instantiate it you'd use Customer = Customer.GetInstance();
>>Ok, This compiles and runs , but there's still a problem. Here's what I have:
>>
>>

>>public class Customer
>>{
>>    public string Name { get; set; }
>>
>>    public static Customer GetInstance()
>>    {
>>        return new Customer();
>>    }
>>}
>>

>>
>>
>>

>>public class Factory
>>{
>>    public Customer NewCustomer()
>>    {
>>        return new Customer();
>>    }
>>}
>>

>>
>>

>>static void Main(string[] args)
>>{
>>    // This works
>>    Factory f = new Factory();
>>    Customer customer = f.NewCustomer();
>>
>>    // This does too. I want to stop this type of instantiation
>>    Customer cust = new Customer();
>>
>>}
>>

>>
>>Notice that I can still directly instantiate a customer. if I add a private, parameterless CTOR to Customer, I get an exception.
>>
>>
>>>>Is it possible to prevent a class from being instantiated from outside a class? Sort of like a factory pattern. I would like to change my
>>>>project so that new instances can only come through a method call.
>>>>
>>>>How do I do this?
>>>
>>>Something like:

   public class SomeClass
>>>    {
>>>        private SomeClass()
>>>        {
>>>        }
>>>
>>>        public static SomeClass GetInstance()
>>>        {
>>>            return new SomeClass();
>>>        }
>>>    }