Sep 27, 2013 · I have just started programming with Java. The text we use is lacking when talking about methods and constructors. I'm not sure what a method or a constructor is exactly and …

In addition to "effective java" mentioned in another answer, another classic book (Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship) also suggests: Prefer static factory methods (with …

Apr 24, 2015 · Unlike constructors in most other OOP languages, Java constructors are different from normal methods. Is that true? If yes, why and how? I understand the difference and …

Sep 25, 2013 · Clone is broken, so dont use it. THE CLONE METHOD of the Object class is a somewhat magical method that does what no pure Java method could ever do: It produces an …

Apr 30, 2009 · So I've been brushing up on my Java skills as of late and have found a few bits of functionality that I didn't know about previously. Static and Instance Initializers are two such …

Dec 21, 2016 · Constructors are similar to Methods, however there are few differences between constructor and method in java: A Constructor is used to initialize the state of an object.

Nov 9, 2014 · A constructor is supposed to be for setting up the object where as a method simply does some action with the object. Java is object oriented so the whole language revolves …

Jul 10, 2009 · Java doesn't have copy constructors in the same sense that C++ does. You can have a constructor which takes an object of the same type as an argument, but few classes …

May 3, 2017 · Can we say Contructors are Methods in Java? If you're new to Java and trying to grasp the concept for the first time, you can think of constructors as factory methods. (Like in …

It seems to me that a chained constructor call is semantically an instance method, while the sequence "create unitialized object and call its constructor" is semantically equivalent to a …