Is it possible to use a c# object initializer with a factory method?

Question

I have a class with a static factory method on it. I want to call the factory to retrieve an instance of the class, and then do additional initialization, preferablly via c#

Answer 1

No, the object initializer can only be used on a call to "new" with the constructor. One option might be to add some additional args to your factory method, to set those values at object creation inside the factory.

MyClass instance = MyClass.FactoryCreate(int someValue, string otherValue);