constructor and exception

[Pradeep bhatt]

Hi,
Is the memory for an object allocated before or after the constructor is called ? If before what will happen when the constructor throws an exception.

[Shashi Kanta]

memory for an object is allocated as soon as its instantiated. when the constructer is invoked initialization takes place for the variables used, and methods may be invoked as needed.
if there is an exception thrown in the constructer, the program terminates and the grabage collector will later reclaim the memory assigned for the object.

[Dirk Schreckmann]

Further information can be found in The Life Cycle of an Object Section of Sun's Java Tutorial. The section on Creating Objects is particularly relevant.