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Java

Posted by Tarek Ajjane
Tarek Ajjane
907 Points

Naming a constructor

Does the constructor name need to equal the class name?

public PEZDispenser(String characterName) { mCharacterName = characterName; }

Could this also be written as

public MySuperCoolConstructor(String characterName) { mCharacterName = characterName; }

1 Answer

Brandon Cochrane
Brandon Cochrane
11,053 Points

Yes a constructor needs to be the same as a class name

ex.

public class foo(){

     String characterName;

     //this would be a contructor
     public foo(String charName){
          characterName= charName;
     }

}

you can also have more than one constructor if the number and type of parameters are different

Tarek Ajjane
Tarek Ajjane
907 Points

Thank you very much! I understand it now.