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This class has not constructor.

Default constructor. If you don't define a constructor for a class, a default parameterless constructor is automatically created by the compiler. The default constructor calls the default parent constructor (super()) and initializes all instance variables to default value (zero for numeric types, null for object references, and false for booleans).


http://leepoint.net/notes-java/oop/constructors/constructor.html
What does default constructor here? String=null or String=blue?

If String=Blue,it does by default constructor?

 
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Variable "Color" is initialized to blue, because, you've initialised it with the value. But, the variable "name" is initialized to null. It's done by the default constructor.
 
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Abimaran Kugathasan wrote:. . . the variable "name" is initialized to null. It's done by the default constructor.

Not quite. The default constructor does nothing with any of the fields; they are filled with default values, which in the case of a reference type is null, at the place of declaration.

It is bad practice to have a class with fields and not set them up in the constructor; it allows your object to be in an inconsistent state.When you first buy a car, it is travelling at a speed of 0. It is best to initialise all fields, even to 0 which is the same as the default value.
 
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still not clear for me.

Does default constructor initialize colour to "blue"?
 
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abalfazl hossein wrote: . . . Does default constructor initialize colour to "blue"?

No. Your declaration does that. Look:

you earlier wrote:

. . . and as I said

The default constructor does nothing with any of the fields . . .

The following was inaccurate and misleading:

Abimaran Kugathasan wrote: . . . the variable "name" is initialized to null. It's done by the default constructor.

* * * * *
Why don't you add a print statement and print out the colour and you will see whether it comes out as blue or null.
 
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