Is it possible to construct the same object twice?

[Sergio Campos J.]

Considere these two lines:

ObjectX newObject = new (ObjectX);
ObjectX newObject = new (ObjectX);

I've thinking of using something like that (in differents moments of the code)
to reset newObject to former values set by constructor in ObjectX class.

Will it work as I think?

[Bhagat Singh Rawat]

Sergio CamposJ wrote:Considere these two lines:

ObjectX newObject = new (ObjectX);
ObjectX newObject = new (ObjectX);

is this java code?

[Bear Bibeault]

Sergio CamposJ wrote:Will it work as I think?

It will not even compile. You'll need to be a little clearer as to what you are asking.

[David Newton]

Even if it *was* legal Java you can't declare the same variable twice. You can assign a value to it twice, but not declare it.

[Max Rahder]

To answer your question, there is no built in way to re-initialize an object to its original state. The easiest way would be to create a new instance and throw away (no longer reference) the original object.

[Steve Luke]

And, after you make the code compilable, and take into account that you can't declare the variable twice (but can assign to it twice if you want), you should be clear about exactly what you think it will do. After all, to answer the question "Will it work as I think?" we have to know what you think, and most of us aren't mind readers.

[David Newton]

Steve Luke wrote: most of us aren't mind readers.

I knew you were going to say that.

[Sergio Campos J.]

David Newton wrote:

Steve Luke wrote: most of us aren't mind readers.

I knew you were going to say that.

You read his mind. Didn't you?
No doubt. Some of you are truly mind readers.
---o---
Doubts cleared. Thanks to all of you. Especially to Mr. Rahder and Mr. Newton.
New Instance/Throw Away (useful knowledge)

[Jesper de Jong]

The syntax for declaring a variable named newObject of type ObjectX and initializing it with a new instance of ObjectX is as follows:

ObjectX newObject = new ObjectX();

Don't put the ( ) around ObjectX on the right-hand side of the =.

You cannot declare the same variable twice in the same scope, but you can reassign a variable later:

ObjectX newObject = new ObjectX();

// Somewhere later you can reassign newObject to a new instance of ObjectX:
newObject = new ObjectX();

[Sergio Campos J.]

ObjectX newObject = new (ObjectX);

You don't know how much I laughed when I realized what my error was.
I understood there was an error. But I thought it was the word "ObjectX"
in front of the identifier, since I still not sure about when to put/omit it.

What's the meaning of the class name in front of the identifier?
since when we say "= new ObjectX()" we are saying what class it is.

What's the use/effect of putting/omitting the class name in front of the identifier?

[Bear Bibeault]

It declares the type of the variable and creates it. Without it, it is assumed that the variable already exists.

[Sergio Campos J.]

Does it apply to primitive types?

[Bear Bibeault]

What happened when you tried it?

[Sergio Campos J.]

Bear Bibeault wrote:What happened when you tried it?

Point taken. I'm spending an interesting time in reading
"How To Ask Questions On Java Ranch"
Greetings! and thanks for helping!