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Java Constructors

The document discusses constructors in Java. It defines a constructor as a special method that gets invoked automatically when an object is created. It can be used to initialize objects with default values. A constructor has the same name as its class and cannot return values. There can be multiple constructors as long as they have different signatures. The document describes different types of constructors like default, parameterized, overloaded constructors. It also discusses how to create multiple constructors and copy constructors in Java.

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Java Constructors

The document discusses constructors in Java. It defines a constructor as a special method that gets invoked automatically when an object is created. It can be used to initialize objects with default values. A constructor has the same name as its class and cannot return values. There can be multiple constructors as long as they have different signatures. The document describes different types of constructors like default, parameterized, overloaded constructors. It also discusses how to create multiple constructors and copy constructors in Java.

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CONSTRUCTOR

BY-
KUSHAGRA KRISHNA
CONTENT
 CONSTRUCTOR
 TYPES OF CONSTRUCTOR

 JAVA DEFAULT CONSTRUCTOR

 CREATING A CONSTRUCTOR

 JAVA PARAMETERIZED CONSTRUCTOR

 CONSTRUCTOR OVERLOADING

 MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTORS

 JAVA COPY CONSTRUCTOR

 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONSTRUCTOR AND


METHOD IN JAVA
CONSTRUCTOR
• Constructor is a special method that gets invoked “automatically” at
the time of object creation.

• Constructor is normally used for initializing objects with default


values
unless different values are supplied.

• Constructor has the same name as the class name.

• Constructor cannot return values.

• A class can have more than one constructor as long as they have
different signature.
JAVA DEFAULT CONSTRUCTOR

 A constructor
is called "Default
Constructor" when it doesn't have any
parameter.
EXAMPLE OF DEFAULT CONSTRUCTOR

class Bike1{  
//creating a default constructor  
Bike1()
{System.out.println("Bike is created");}  
//main method  
public static void main(String args[]){  
//calling a default constructor  
Bike1 b=new Bike1();  
}  
}  
CREATING A CONSTRUCTOR:
EXAMPLE
// Create a Main class
public class Main {
int x; // Create a class attribute

// Create a class constructor for the Main class


public Main() {
x = 5; // Set the initial value for the class attribute x
}

public static void main(String[] args) {


Main myObj = new Main(); // Create an object of class
Main (This will call the constructor)
System.out.println(myObj.x);
} 7
}
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JAVA PARAMETERIZED CONSTRUCTOR

A constructor that have parameters is known as


parameterized constructor.

Why use parameterized


constructor?
Parameterized constructor is used to provide different
values to the distinct objects.

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Parameterized constructor EXAMPLE

public class Main {


int x;

public Main(int y) {
x = y;
}

public static void main(String[] args)


{
Main myObj = new Main(5);
System.out.println(myObj.x);
}
}
CONSTRUCTOR
OVERLOADING

 Constructor overloading is a technique in Java in


which a class can have any number of
constructors that differ in parameter lists. The
compiler differentiates these constructors by
taking into account the number of parameters in
the list and their type.

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CONSTRUCTOR OVERLOADING EXAMPLE
MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTORS

 Sometimes want to initialize in a number


of different ways, depending on
circumstance.

 This can be supported by having multiple


constructors having different input
arguments.

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MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTORS
public class Circle {
public double x,y,r; //instance variables
// Constructors
public Circle(double centreX, double cenreY, double radius)
{ x = centreX; y = centreY; r = radius;
}
public Circle(double radius) { x=0; y=0; r = radius; }
public Circle() { x=0; y=0; r=1.0; }

//Methods to return circumference and area


public double circumference() { return 2*3.14*r; }
public double area() { return 3.14 * r * r; }
}

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JAVA COPY CONSTRUCTOR
 There is no copy constructor in java. But, we can copy the
values of one object to another like copy constructor in
C++.
 There are many ways to copy the values of one object
into another in java. They are:
 By constructor

 By assigning the values of one object into another

 By clone() method of Object class

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONSTRUCTOR AND
METHOD IN JAVA

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THANK YOU

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