Can you call a constructor within a constructor?

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Can you call a constructor within a constructor?..

Answer / ranganathkini

Yes once constructor can call another constructor by using
the this() statement. Example:

class Account {
private double balance;

// 1st Constructor
public Account( double initBalance ) {
balance = initBalance;
}

// 2nd Constructor
public Account() {
this( 0.0 ); // call the 1st constructor
}
}

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Can you call a constructor within a constructor?..

Answer / nikhlesh gupta datia(m.p.)

We can call one of base class constructor inside derive class constructor by using predefine variable "super()" such as super(a), super(a,b) and so on.

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Can you call a constructor within a constructor?..

Answer / qim2010

Yes, by using this() syntax. E.g.

public Pet(int id) {
this.id = id; // “this” means this object
}
public Pet (int id, String type) {
this(id); // calls constructor public Pet(int id)
this.type = type; // ”this” means this object
}

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Can you call a constructor within a constructor?..

Answer / harpreet

And to call the constructor of some other class, use super()

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Can you call a constructor within a constructor?..

Answer / jinendra pandey

when i am tring above code getting following error
Can we call a constructor within a constructor?

Error:------------>
object.cpp: In constructor Account::Account():
object.cpp:15: error: this cannot be used as a function


#include<iostream.h>
class Account {
private:
double balance;

// 1st Constructor
public:
Account( double initBalance ) {
balance = initBalance;
}

// 2nd Constructor
public:
Account() {
this( 0.0 ); // call the 1st constructor
}
};

int main()
{
Account a;
return 0;
}

Error:------------>
object.cpp: In constructor Account::Account():
object.cpp:15: error: this cannot be used as a function

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Can you call a constructor within a constructor?..

Answer / ravikiran(aptech mumbai)

yes we can call by make use of this()

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Can you call a constructor within a constructor?..

Answer / amit kumar gupta

yes we can call by super() or this();

public abstract class Class1{

public Class1(){
System.out.println("Class1");
}
}

public class Class2 extends Class1{

public Class2(String Name){
System.out.println("Name = " + Name);
}

public Class2(){
this("AMIT"); // use only one this or super
super();
}
}

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