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Thread: Class constructor default values

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    Default Class constructor default values

    Suppose the following class:

    public class Sample() {
        private int xPos, yPos;
        private int xSize = 10;
        private int ySize = 10;
        // - -
        Sample(int xPos, int yPos, int xSize, int ySize) {
             this.xPos = xPos;
             this.yPos = yPos;
             this.xSize = xSize;
             this.ySize = ySize;
        }
        // - -
        Sample(int xPos, yPos) {
             this.xPos = xPos;
             this.yPos = yPos;
             //this.xSize = 10;
             //this.ySize = 10;
        }
        // etc
    }

    ... or should the second constructor be using the commented out lines instead? Or a different way?


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    Default Re: Class constructor default values

    Either method will work (I tend to prefer initializing everything in a constructor rather than in the declaration). Also, there are some syntax errors with your code. You don't put parenthesis after the class declaration.

    Here's how I go about handling multiple constructors:

    Have all the initialization code inside the constructor which takes the most parameters.

    All your other constructors should call this first constructor with the parameters it has and the other parameters to be set as default.

    For example:

    public class Sample{
        private int xPos, yPos, xSize, ySize;
     
        // this is the most complex constructor
        Sample(int xPos, int yPos, int xSize, int ySize) {
             this.xPos = xPos;
             this.yPos = yPos;
             this.xSize = xSize;
             this.ySize = ySize;
        }
        Sample(int xPos, yPos) {
            // simply call the other constructor with the params given to this constructor and the other parameters set to their default value
             this(xPos, yPos, 10, 10);
        }
    }

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    Default Re: Class constructor default values

    ... syntax errors ...
    lol @ me
    I guess I should actually read things when I press the preview button...

    Thanks for the reply.

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    Default Re: Class constructor default values

    np, that's what the edit button's for

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