Question re: Identifiers

[Mike Kelly]

Can a normal method be named the same as the class, and if so how can we tell it from a constructor?

[herb slocomb]

A method must have a return type, a constructor does not.

[Junilu Lacar]

Yes, if you really want to confuse users of the class
A normal method must have a return type (even if it is just void) while constructors can not have a return type.

class Confusing {

    // constructor
    Confusing() {}

    // plain ol' method
    void Confusing() {}
}

[This message has been edited by JUNILU LACAR (edited July 23, 2001).]

[Mike Kelly]

Originally posted by herb slocomb:
A method must have a return type, a constructor does not.

Thanks, got it.

[Desai Sandeep]

Mike, just donot think about it