Constructor overloading in Java occurs when a class has multiple constructors, each with a separate and unique method signature. Overloading constructors in Java provides a variety of benefits to both ...

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 ...

What's the benefit of making a private constructor and a public getInstance method? I understand why you would make the constructor private: to keep someone from instantiating a class.