Re: Beginner question referring to an object in a class from within method in that class -- JAVA400-L

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Hi,

I suggest an online course for you.

https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-java

Best wishes!

Kristen

On Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 10:08 PM Peter Dow <petercdow@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

James,

Almost missed this! Thanks once again; I'm learning a lot here.

A constructor is not a method. Does it work like a method, but is only
invoked by using the "new" keyword? Can it have any parms? Like

foo = new Bar(aParm); ?

And classes don't always have to have a constructor, right?

On 7/28/2023 4:50 PM, James H. H. Lampert via JAVA400-L wrote:

(Oh, and a constructor is not a method; it's a constructor, sort of
the way the King is not a subject, he's the King. [Apologies to Ben
Jonson.] And methods don't have constructors; classes have them.)

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