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JavaConstructorChainingwithexample
OOPsConcept
CallingaconstructorfromtheanotherconstructorofsameclassisknownasConstructorchaining.We
willunderstandthiswiththehelpofbelowprogram.

ExampleProgram
InthebelowexampletheclassChainingDemohas4constructorsandwearecallingoneconstructor
fromanotherusingthis()statement.Fore.g.inordertocallaconstructorwithsinglestringargumentwe
havesuppliedastringinthis()statementlikethis(hello).
Note:this()shouldalwaysbethefirststatementinconstructorotherwiseyouwillgetthebelowerror
message:
Exceptioninthread"main"java.lang.Error:Unresolvedcompilationproblem:
Constructorcallmustbethefirststatementinaconstructor

CompleteCode:
packagebeginnersbook.com;
publicclassChainingDemo{
//defaultconstructoroftheclass
publicChainingDemo(){
System.out.println("Defaultconstructor");
}
publicChainingDemo(Stringstr){
this();

System.out.println("Parametrizedconstructorwithsingleparam");
}
publicChainingDemo(Stringstr,intnum){
//ItwillcalltheconstructorwithStringargument

this("Hello");

System.out.println("Parametrizedconstructorwithdoubleargs");
}
publicChainingDemo(intnum1,intnum2,intnum3){

//Itwillcalltheconstructorwith(String,integer)arguments
this("Hello",2);
System.out.println("Parametrizedconstructorwiththreeargs");
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}
publicstaticvoidmain(Stringargs[]){
//CreatinganobjectusingConstructorwith3intarguments
ChainingDemoobj=newChainingDemo(5,5,15);
}
}

Output:
Defaultconstructor
Parametrizedconstructorwithsingleparam
Parametrizedconstructorwithdoubleargs
Parametrizedconstructorwiththreeargs

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2commentsaddone
SeanOctober22,2014,9:26AM
Butwhatisthepointofconstructorchaining?
i.e.whywouldIeverwanttodothis?
Reply
KahmaliNovember28,2014,4:10PM
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Thecodeexamplesheprovidedarefairlyuseless.Notsurewhytheauthordidntusethe
paramsinanyoftheconstructors.Therealpurposeissothatyoucanpassparameters
throughabunchofdifferentconstructors,butonlyhavetheinitializationdoneinasingle
place.Thisallowsyoutomaintainyourinitializationsfromasinglelocation,while
providingmultipleconstructorstotheuser.Ifwedontchain,andtwodifferentconstructors
requireaspecificparameter,youwillhavetoinitializethatparamtwice,andwhenthe
initializationchanges,youllhavetochangeitineveryconstructor,insteadofjusttheone.
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