To learn Java, you must understand constructors. Because constructors share some characteristics with methods, it is easy for the Java beginner to confuse them. However, constructors and methods ...

The Java language spec lists 10 Java constructor types, including default, no-args, canonical, private parameterized, generic, overloaded and anonymous.

Default Constructor: If you don't explicitly define any constructors, Java provides a default constructor that does nothing (sets fields to default values like 0 for numbers, null for strings, false ...

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 ...