A subclass needs a constructor if the superclass does not have a default constructor (or has one that is not accessible to the subclass). If the subclass has no constructor at all, the compiler will automatically create a public constructor that simply calls through to the default constructor of the superclass.
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A subclass inherits all the members (fields, methods, and nested classes) from its superclass. Constructors are not members , so they are not inherited by subclasses, but the constructor of the superclass can be invoked from the subclass.
Read moreWhat are constructor in subclass explain with example?
Subclass Constructors. This constructor explicitly initializes the cx and cy fields newly defined by PlaneCircle, but it relies on the superclass Circle() constructor to initialize the inherited fields of the class . To invoke the superclass constructor, our constructor calls super(). super is a reserved word in Java.
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The constructors of the subclass can initialize only the instance variables of the subclass . Thus, when a subclass object is instantiated the subclass object must also automatically execute one of the constructors of the superclass. To call a superclass constructor the super keyword is used.
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A subclass needs a constructor if the superclass does not have a default constructor (or has one that is not accessible to the subclass). If the subclass has no constructor at all, the compiler will automatically create a public constructor that simply calls through to the default constructor of the superclass.
Read moreHow do you call a super class constructor in SAP?
The superclass constructor can be called using super->constructor only as a standalone statement.
Read moreHow do you call a constructor from another class constructor?
To call one constructor from another constructor is called constructor chaining in java. This process can be implemented in two ways: Using this() keyword to call the current class constructor within the “same class”. Using super() keyword to call the superclass constructor from the “base class”.
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