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

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 <[email protected]> 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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