# Telescoping Constructor

> Overloading constructors with ever more parameters to cover optional fields, producing unreadable call sites.

Record: `lex:telescoping-constructor`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-telescoping-constructor

## category

- [Creational Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/creational-patterns.md)

## referenced-by

- [Builder Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/builder-pattern.md)