Constructor:
• To initialize the object
• 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:
• Constructor name must be same as its class name
• Constructor must have no explicit return type
Default Constructor:
A constructor that have no parameter is known as default
constructor.
class Bike
{
Bike()
{
System.out.println("Bike is created");
}
public static void main(String args[])
{
Bike b=new Bike();
}
} Output: Bike is
created
Example of default constructor:
• If there is no constructor in a class, compiler automatically
creates a default constructor
class Student3
{
int id;
String name;
void display(){System.out.println(id+" "+name);}
public static void main(String args[]){
Student3 s1=new Student3();
Student3 s2=new Student3();
s1.display();
s2.display(); Output:
} } 0 null
0 null
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:
class Student4{
int id;
String name;
Student4(int i, String n)
{
id = i;
name = n;
}
void display(){System.out.println(id+" "+name);}
public static void main(String args[]){
Student4 s1 = new Student4(111,"Karan");
Student4 s2 = new Student4(222,"Aryan");
Output:
s1.display(); 111 Karan
s2.display(); 222 Aryan
} }
Constructor Overloading:
class Student5{
int id;
{
String name;
int age; Student5 s1 = new Student5(111,"Ka
Student5(int i,String n){ ran");
id = i;
Student5 s2 = new Student5(222,"Ar
name = n; yan",25);
} s1.display();
Student5(int i,String n,int a){ s2.display();
id = i; }
name = n; }
age=a; Output:
} 111 Karan
public static void main(String 222 Aryan 25
args[])
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
Copy the values of one object into another using java constructor :
class Student6{
int id;
String name;
Student6(int i,String n){
id = i;
name = n;
}
Student6(Student6 s){
id = s.id;
name =s.name;
}
void display(){System.out.println(id+" "+name);}
Output:
111 Karan
public static void main(String args[]){
Student6 s1 = new Student6(111,"Karan");
111 Karan
Student6 s2 = new Student6(s1);
s1.display();
s2.display();
}
}
Copying by assigning the values of one object into another :
class Student7{
int id;
String name;
Student7(int i,String n){
id = i;
name = n;
}
Student7(){}
void display(){System.out.println(id+" "+name);}
public static void main(String args[]){
Student7 s1 = new Student7(111,"Karan"); Output:
Student7 s2 = new Student7(); 111 Karan
s2.id=s1.id; 111 Karan
s2.name=s1.name;
s1.display();
s2.display();
}
}
