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    Constructors

    S.REVATHI AP/CSE
    Constructors in Java

    In Java, a constructor is a block of codes similar to the


    method.

    It is called when an instance of the class is created.

    At the time of calling constructor, memory for the


    object is allocated in the memory.
    It is a special type of method which is used to initialize the object.

    Every time an object is created using the new() keyword, at least

    one constructor is called.

    It calls a default constructor if there is no constructor available in

    the class.
    Rules for creating Java constructor

    Constructor name must be the same as its class name

    A Constructor must have no explicit return type


    Types
    No-argument constructor (Default)
    Parameterized constructor

    Note: It is called constructor because it constructs the values at the time of object

    creation. It is not necessary to write a constructor for a class. It is because java

    compiler creates a default constructor if your class doesn't have any.


    Java Default Constructor

    A constructor is called "Default Constructor" when it doesn't

    have any parameter.


    Syntax:
    <class_name>()
    {
    }
    Example
    If there is no constructor in a class, compiler automatically creates a default constructor.
    Example
    Java Parameterized Constructor

    A constructor which has a specific number of parameters is

    called a parameterized constructor.

    The parameterized constructor is used to provide different

    values to distinct objects.


    this keyword

    The this keyword refers to the current object in a method or

    constructor.

    The most common use of the this keyword is to eliminate the

    confusion between class attributes and parameters with the

    same name
    Example
    Java Garbage Collection

    In java, garbage means unreferenced objects.

    Garbage Collection is process of reclaiming the runtime unused

    memory automatically.

     In other words, it is a way to destroy the unused objects.

    free() function in C language and delete() in C++. But, in java it is

    performed automatically.
    Advantage of Garbage Collection

    It makes java memory efficient because garbage collector removes the

    unreferenced objects from heap memory.

    It is automatically done by the garbage collector(a part of JVM) so we don't

    need to make extra efforts.


    How can an object be unreferenced?

    By nulling the reference


    By assigning a reference to another
    By anonymous object etc
    1) By nulling a reference:

    Employee e=new Employee();

    e=null;

    2. By assigning a reference to another:

    Employee e1=new Employee();

    Employee e2=new Employee();

    e1=e2;//
    now the first object referred by e1 is available for garbage collection
    3) By anonymous object:

    new Employee();
    finalize() method

    The finalize() method - Garbage Collector always calls just before the
    deletion/destroying the object which is eligible for Garbage Collection

    To perform clean-up activity. Clean-up activity

    Closing the resources associated with that object like Database Connection,
    Network Connection or we can say resource de-allocation.

    Not a reserved keyword.

    Once the finalize method completes immediately Garbage Collector destroy that
    object.
    Syntax:

    protected void finalize throws


    Throwable{}
    Why and How?
    finalize() method releases system resources before the garbage
    collector runs for a specific object.
    JVM allows finalize() to be invoked only once per object.

    In our class clean-up activities are there, then we have


    to override this method to define our own clean-up activities.
    protected void finalize() throws Throwable

    //Keep some resource closing operations

    here

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