public class Test {
public Test() {
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}
public Test(int i) {
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}
public Test(String s) {
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}
}
In the above example we have three constructors for the class Test. One of them has no arguments, one has an integer argument and one has a string argument. This is how multiple constructors are organized inside a class.
Constructor overloading is the feature by which we declare multiple constructors for a single class. Ex: let us say we want to create multiple constructor for a class Test Public class Test { Public Test() { //code } Public Test(int vals) { //code } Public Test(String val) { //code } }
All Java programs would have a constructor... public class Test { public Test(){ ... } ..... } This is a constructor. Even if you dont code the constructor Java would automatically place a default constructor for compilation.
You can have any number of constructors for a class. All we need to do is implement constructor overloading. Ex: let us say we want to create multiple constructor for a class Test Public class Test { Public Test() { //code } Public Test(int vals) { //code } Public Test(String val) { //code } }
Yes. All you need to do is to specify the correct number of arguments to invoke the correct constructor.
A parameterized constructor is one that takes multiple arguments/parameters as input. Ex: let us say we want to create multiple constructor for a class Test Public class Test { Public Test() { //code } Public Test(int vals) { //code } Public Test(String val) { //code } }
When any constructor is deffined in your class, the java compiler create a default no argument constructor for you. This constructor only have an invocation to the super class constructor (" super( ) ").
The base class constructor is invoked first when a subclass is instantiated, because the base class must be viable and consistent before the subclass constructor is fired.
A class's constructor will have the same name of the class and no return type (not even void): class Example(){ Example() {printf("This is the constructor\n");} ~Example(){printf("This is the destructor\n");} };
An abstract class cannot have a constructor and hence you cannot invoke the constructor of the class - i.e., you can instantiate an abstract class and hence you cannot call the constructor of an abstract class.
A constructor is not a mandatory member that we need to code specifically for a class. While creating a class, even if we miss out coding the constructor, Java would create a default constructor all by itself. The constructor is usually the place where we initialize things that are required by the class. Hence it is a good practice to code the constructor for our class. Tip: If you do not want anyone to instantiate your class, you can declare the constructor as private. In that way no other class can instantiate your class.
Java has 2 types of constructors based on parameters passed:Default or parameter-less constructor: A constructor which does not accept any arguments.Parametrized constructor: A constructor which accepts one or more arguments.Similarly based on Access modifier also we have:Public constructor - Class can be instantiated by anyonePrivate constructor - Class cannot be instantiated by anyoneProtected constructor - Class can be instantiated only by sub classes
Constructor is necessary when you are about to use instance of a class.