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List(1, 2, 3)
Array(12.3, 45.6)
Set("a", "b", "c")
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- primary way of construction
- resulting instance contains provided arguments verbatim
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of |
Person.of(name, age) |
- secondary way of construction
- resulting instance contains provided arguments verbatim
- result type might use
Option or Result types to encode failures
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from |
Person.from(personEntity)
Person.from(family)
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- tertiary way of construction
- arguments are extracted, adapted, and/or converted
- the value of the instance is derived from the provided arguments
- result type is likely to use
Option or Result types to encode failures
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parse |
Person.parse(string)
Int64.parse(string)
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- quaternary way of construction
- argument is parsed from a less structured representation, such as strings
- result type is highly likely to use
Option or Result types to encode failures
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with |
person.withAge(23)
person.with(age = 23)
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- returns a copy of a value with parts replaced by the provided argument
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