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Constructors are not inhertied - True

 
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Constructors are not inhertied - True


But while creating object for a sub class, why is it automatically invokes super class constructors?
 
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Because other members of the superclass are inherited. For example, any non-private data members are inherited and those members may be initialized in the constructors of the parent class. If the parent class constructor wasn't executed, those members would now be uninitialized, which is definitely not what we want.
 
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Even I got the same problem.
finally, are the constructors inherited or they are not?
Thanks
 
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Constructors are NOT inherited.
 
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Hi Mrudul. No, constructors are Never inherited.
The constructors of classes B, C and D invoke the superclass constructor A().

[ November 19, 2003: Message edited by: Marlene Miller ]
 
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Constructors are not inherited but...
if the super constructors are automatically invoked by the system, everytime a new instance of a class is created, it's like saying the super constructors are "inherited" by the constructor.

Result:
Invoked super constructor A
Invoked super constructor B
Invoked super constructor C
Test

So, the way I view it, the super constructors of the constructor are "inherited" by the constructor because they are automatically invoked by the system everytime an instance is created.
Please correct me on this. Thanks!
 
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Does class B "inherit" constructor A()?
Does class B "inherit" constructor A(int)?
A() is automatically invoked, A(int) is not.
B has access to both constructors.
[ November 21, 2003: Message edited by: Marlene Miller ]
 
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