Why do we need a private constructor?

Question

If a class has a private constructor then it can\'t be instantiated. So, if I don\'t want my class to be instantiated and still use it, then I can make it static.

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Answer 1

If you want to create a factory for a class, you can use a private constructur, and add some static "factory" methods to the class itself to create the class.

An example for this is the Graphics class, with the From* methods.