How to create two constructor overloads, both taking only one string parameter?

Question

For example, you want an object to be possibly initialised in two ways, using a file path and using a string. Normally both constructors should take one string parameter, MyObject(string file) and MyObject(string content), but it is impossible to overload this way. What do you suggest?

Edit: In the first case, the file path is also needed, so please don't suggest a solution that reads the file content and just pass the content to the other constructor.

Answer 1

I'm not a C# programmer but this looks like a job for the static factory method pattern:

class MyObject {
  public static MyObject FromContent(string content) {
    return new MyObject(content);
  }

  public static MyObject FromFile(string path) {
    return new MyObject(ReadContentFromFile(path));
  }
}

Then you can do

MyObject object = MyObject.FromFile("/some/path");

which is even more readable than using a regular constructor.