Passing parameters to constructors using Autofac

Question

I'm very new to autofac so it's possible that I'm completely misusing it.

Let's say I have a class that has this structure:

public class HelperClass : IHelperClass
{
     public HelperClass(string a, string b)
     {
         this.A = a;
         this.B = b;
     }
}

and I have two classes that use that class, but require different defaults for the constructor. The second constructor is JUST for testing purposes -- we will always want a HelperClass in the "real" app.:

public class DoesSomething: IDoesSomething
{
     public DoesSomething()
         : this(new HelperClass("do", "something"));
     {

     }

     internal DoesSomething(IHelperClass helper)
     {
          this.Helper = helper;
     }
}

public class DoesSomethingElse : IDoesSomethingElse
{
     public DoesSomethingElse()
         : this(new HelperClass("does", "somethingelse"));
     {

     }

     internal DoesSomethingElse(IHelperClass helper)
     {
          this.Helper = helper;
     }
}

Here's my AutoFac module:

public class SomethingModule: Module
{
    protected override void Load(ContainerBuilder builder)
    {
         builder.RegisterType<DoesSomething>().As<IDoesSomething>();
         builder.RegisterType<DoesSomethingElse>().As<IDoesSomethingElse();
    }
}

My question(s):

1. When I call resolve on DoesSomething or DoesSomethignElse -- will it resolve the internal constructor instead of the public one? Do I need to leave IHelperClass unregistered?
2. If yes, how do I make it pass different parameters to each instance of IHelperClass depending on whether it's used in DoesSomething or DoesSomethingElse?

Answer 1

Autofac does not use non-public constructors. By default, it only finds public ones and simply doesn't see the others. Unless you use .FindConstructorsWith(BindingFlags.NonPublic), it will see only public constructors. Therefore your scenario should work as you expect it to do.