Constructor

[rex tony]

Good afternoon to all.

class subclass extends superclass
{
    void method()
    {
        System.out.println("Subclass!");
    }
 
    subclass()
    {
        method();
    }
 
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
        subclass sub= new subclass();
    }
}
 
class superclass
{
    void method()
    {
        System.out.println("Superclass!");
    }
 
    superclass()
    {
        method();
    }
}

the answer is subclass! subclass!
How?
explain

[Jesper Young: Corrected code tags and indentation]
[ October 01, 2007: Message edited by: Jesper Young ]

[Sheikh Sadiruddin]

Hi rex tony,
You are overriding superclass,s method() in subclass.
so in runtime the subclass version of the method() runs.Hence the out put follows.

[Lucky J Verma]

Answer should be 1 time subclass! only.
NOt twice,or is it for you?

[suresh mulagala]

when subclass is intantiated, superclass constructor is called which inturn calls the overridden method() and thus it prints

"subclass!" - superclass constructor
"subclass!" - subclass constructor