TheServerSide

Constructor overloading in Java

Properties and methods make Java classes interesting. Properties represent the data an object possesses, while methods enable the intelligent manipulation of that data. However, to perform any ...
TheServerSide

Java's default constructor tutorial

Java's default constructor allows developers to create instances of classes when no other constructors are explicitly defined. The default constructor in Java takes no arguments -- it simply ...
Ars Technica

C++::Derived class wants to call Base abstract class constructor

Hi,<BR><BR>I have a base class whose destructor is pure virtual, so the class is abstract.<BR><BR>I have a derived class (subtype) whose multi-argument constructor wants to call the base class's zero ...
InfoWorld

Java/NetBeans: Overridable Method Call in Constructor

I wrote about the NetBeans hint “Overridable Method Call in Constructor” in the blog post Seven Indispensable NetBeans Java Hints. In this post, I look at why having an overridable method called from ...
GitHub

Fix S1694 FP: Abstract class with field or constructor

The code below triggers S1694. However, in the case where there is logic using the constructor arguments in the abstract class, it should not be converted to an interface. S1694 should not fire as the ...
InfoWorld

Class and object initialization in Java

Classes and objects in Java must be initialized before they are used. You’ve previously learned that class fields are initialized to default values when classes are loaded, and that objects are ...