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03 Constructor in Java

The document discusses different types of constructors in Java including default, parameterized, and copy constructors. It explains that constructors are used to initialize objects and must have the same name as the class. Default constructors provide default values while parameterized constructors allow passing different values to objects. Constructor overloading allows multiple constructors that differ in parameters. Copy constructors can be used to copy values from one object to another.

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03 Constructor in Java

The document discusses different types of constructors in Java including default, parameterized, and copy constructors. It explains that constructors are used to initialize objects and must have the same name as the class. Default constructors provide default values while parameterized constructors allow passing different values to objects. Constructor overloading allows multiple constructors that differ in parameters. Copy constructors can be used to copy values from one object to another.

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CONSTRUCTOR IN JAVA

1. Types of constructors
1. Default Constructor
2. Parameterized Constructor
2. Constructor Overloading

Constructor in java is a special type of method that is used to initialize the object.
Java constructor is invoked at the time of object creation. It constructs the values i.e. provides
data for the object that is why it is known as constructor.
Rules for creating java constructor

There are basically two rules defined for the constructor.


1. Constructor name must be same as its class name
2. Constructor must have no explicit return type
Types of java constructors
There are two types of constructors:
1. Default constructor (no-arg constructor)
2. Parameterized constructor

Java Default Constructor


A constructor that have no parameter is known as default constructor.
Syntax of default constructor:
1. <class_name>(){}
Example of default constructor
In this example, we are creating the no-arg constructor in the Bike class. It will be
invoked at the time of object creation.
1. class Bike1{
2. Bike1(){System.out.println("Bike is created");}
3. public static void main(String args[]){
4. Bike1 b=new Bike1();
5. }
6. }
Test it Now
Output:
Bike is created

Rule: If there is no constructor in a class, compiler automatically creates a default


constructor.

Q) What is the purpose of default constructor?


Default constructor provides the default values to the object like 0, null etc. depending on the
type.
Example of default constructor that displays the default values
1. class Student3{
2. int id;
3. String name;
4.
5. void display(){System.out.println(id+" "+name);}
6.
7. public static void main(String args[]){
8. Student3 s1=new Student3();
9. Student3 s2=new Student3();
10. s1.display();
11. s2.display();
12. }
13. }
Test it Now
Output:
0 null
0 null
Explanation:In the above class,you are not creating any constructor so compiler provides
you a default constructor.Here 0 and null values are provided by default constructor.

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.

Example of parameterized constructor


In this example, we have created the constructor of Student class that have two
parameters. We can have any number of parameters in the constructor.
1. class Student4{
2. int id;
3. String name;
4.
5. Student4(int i,String n){
6. id = i;
7. name = n;
8. }
9. void display(){System.out.println(id+" "+name);}
10.
11. public static void main(String args[]){
12. Student4 s1 = new Student4(111,"Karan");
13. Student4 s2 = new Student4(222,"Aryan");
14. s1.display();
15. s2.display();
16. }
17. }
Test it Now
Output:
111 Karan
222 Aryan

Constructor Overloading in Java


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.
Example of Constructor Overloading
1. class Student5{
2. int id;
3. String name;
4. int age;
5. Student5(int i,String n){
6. id = i;
7. name = n;
8. }
9. Student5(int i,String n,int a){
10. id = i;
11. name = n;
12. age=a;
13. }
14. void display(){System.out.println(id+" "+name+" "+age);}
15.
16. public static void main(String args[]){
17. Student5 s1 = new Student5(111,"Karan");
18. Student5 s2 = new Student5(222,"Aryan",25);
19. s1.display();
20. s2.display();
21. }
22. }
Test it Now
Output:
111 Karan 0
222 Aryan 25

Difference between constructor and method in java


There are many differences between constructors and methods. They are given below.
Java Constructor Java Method
Constructor is used to initialize the state of an object. Method is used
Constructor must not have return type. Method must h
Constructor is invoked implicitly. Method is invo
The java compiler provides a default constructor if you don't have any constructor. Method is not p
Constructor name must be same as the class name. Method name m

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:
o By constructor
o By assigning the values of one object into another
o By clone() method of Object class
In this example, we are going to copy the values of one object into another using java
constructor.
1. class Student6{
2. int id;
3. String name;
4. Student6(int i,String n){
5. id = i;
6. name = n;
7. }
8.
9. Student6(Student6 s){
10. id = s.id;
11. name =s.name;
12. }
13. void display(){System.out.println(id+" "+name);}
14.
15. public static void main(String args[]){
16. Student6 s1 = new Student6(111,"Karan");
17. Student6 s2 = new Student6(s1);
18. s1.display();
19. s2.display();
20. }
21. }
Test it Now
Output:
111 Karan
111 Karan

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