Constructors

[EdOBannon]

How does constructor chaining work?

How do you build objects from the inside out by calling constructors?

[sunde887]

I'm confused by what you are asking, would you mind clarifying?

[JosAH]

A constructor can call another constructor in the same class with the this( ... ) syntax; the ellipses represent the parameters for the other constructor; the 'this( ... )' call has to be the first statement of the constructor that wants to call another constructor. Alternatively a constructor can call a constructor witht the super( ... ) syntax, also as the first statement of the calling constructor. If a constructor does none of these, the compiler generates a 'super()' call statement in the calling constructor. If all constructors call another constructor in the same class (with the this( ... ) construct), the compiler will complain about it.

kind regards,

Jos