Oops Lab-2
Oops Lab-2
Oops Lab-2
In Java, a constructor is a block of codes similar to the method. It is called when an instance
of the object is created, and memory is allocated for the object.
It is a special type of method which is used to initialize the object.
When is a constructor called
Every time an object is created using new() keyword, at least one constructor is called. It
calls a default constructor.
Note: It is called constructor because it constructs the values at the time of object creation.
It is not necessary to write a constructor for a class. It is because java compiler creates a
default constructor if your class doesn't have any.
Rules for creating Java constructor
There are two rules defined for the constructor.
1. Constructor name must be the same as its class name
2. A Constructor must have no explicit return type
3. A Java constructor cannot be abstract, static, final, and synchronized
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}
//method to display the values
void display(){System.out.println(id+" "+name);}
public static void main(String args[]){
//creating objects and passing values
Student4 s1 = new Student4(111,"Karan");
Student4 s2 = new Student4(222,"Aryan");
//calling method to display the values of object
s1.display();
s2.display();
}
}
//EXAMPLE PROGRAM FOR CONSTRUCTOR OVERLOADING
In Java, a constructor is just like a method but without return type. It can also be overloaded
like Java methods.
Constructor overloading in Java is a technique of having more than one constructor with
different parameter lists. They are arranged in a way that each constructor performs a
different task. They are differentiated by the compiler by the number of parameters in the list
and their types.
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}
}
class Student6{
int id;
String name;
//constructor to initialize integer and string
Student6(int i,String n){
id = i;
name = n;
}
//constructor to initialize another object
Student6(Student6 s){
id = s.id;
name =s.name;
}
void display(){System.out.println(id+" "+name);}
class Animal
{
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void eat()
{
System.out.println("eating...");
}
}
class Dog extends Animal
{
void bark()
{
System.out.println("barking...");
}
}
class TestInheritance
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
Dog d=new Dog();
d.bark();
d.eat();
}
}
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//EXAMPLE PROGRAM FOR MULTILEVEL INHERITANCE
class Animal
{
void eat()
{
System.out.println("eating...");
}
}
class Dog extends Animal
{
void bark()
{
System.out.println("barking...");
}
}
class BabyDog extends Dog
{
void weep()
{
System.out.println("weeping...");
}
}
class TestInheritance2
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
BabyDog d=new BabyDog();
d.weep();
d.bark();
d.eat();
}
}
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//EXAMPLE PROGRAM FOR HIERARCHIAL INHERITANCE
class Animal
{
void eat()
{
System.out.println("eating...");
}
}
class Dog extends Animal
{
void bark()
{
System.out.println("barking...");
}
}
class Cat extends Animal
{
void meow()
{
System.out.println("meowing...");
}
}
class TestInheritance3
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
Cat c=new Cat();
c.meow();
c.eat();
//c.bark();//C.T.Error
}
}