How child class call super class constructor..

[raj talatam]

i attended an interview they have given this question

public class Parent {

public Parent(String v){
System.out.println("parent param construtor");

}
public Parent() {
System.out.println("parent def con");
}


}

public class Child extends Parent{
public Child(){
System.out.println("child default construtor");
}

public Child(String arg){
System.out.println("child parameterized con");
}

}

public class Main{
public static void main(String args[]) {

new Child("raj");


}

}

what is out put for this question ,
i thought when we compile the child class , and decompile the child class by using javap,

,compiler will provide only provide only defaukt constructor if not provided one,
thats what i understand ed from javap, by seeing the byte code

but the output is different , it is calling super class constructor,
there is no signs of calling super class constructor in the byte code of Child class,

then how it is possible to call super class constructor

[Seetharaman Venkatasamy]

class Test {
    Test(String str) {
         System.out.println("test");
    }
}

use javap -c YourClass

1: invokespecial #11; //Method java/lang/Object."<init>":()V

you will see the above statement in constructor. which is nothing
but call default constructor of your super class.

Shortly, compiler insert super() to first line of your every constructor, if you dont provide super(...) or this(...) explicitly

[Girish K Gupta]

Hi Raj

These are standard questions with constructor-chaining concept.
In all constructors a call to super classes's constructor is implicitly made.

eg, If you write parent's constructor as following:

	public Parent() {  
		System.out.println("parent def con");  
	}

It would be interpreted like:

	public Parent() {  
         super();
		System.out.println("parent def con");  
	} 

Please see the documentation http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/jls-8.html#jls-8.8
You can refer to any Java text book as well.

Regards

[raj talatam]

Thanks for , your replie

Then why cant we see ,this super class constructor,in byte code

by using javap conmmand because it is profiler right( decompiler),


is there any plugins for decompiler, in eclipse

or any software for decompiling, please suggest that software,

And last thing ,these are standard questions which i am facing in interviews,

can any one please suggest, how solve this type of questions,
or books are there to pratice this type of question,
i tried cathyseira scjp, but they written in highlevel..

[Campbell Ritchie]

raj talatam wrote: . . . Then why cant we see ,this super class constructor,in byte code . . .

Yes, you can. Seetharaman Venkatasamy showed you it: Object."<init>".

When you are asked that sort of question, remember that such implementation details are not necessary for the programmer to know.

[John Jai]

raj talatam wrote:i tried cathyseira scjp, but they written in highlevel..

It's Kathy Sierra, BTW

[Girish K Gupta]

Hi Raj

I don't know what types of questions you are looking for but for the one you mentioned in this thread above the Kathy Siera book gives all the required information.

I feel whatever is provided in this book is more than sufficient for an application developer. [Chapter 2, Constructors and Instantiation (Exam Objectives 1.6, 5.3, and 5.4)]

[raj talatam]

Hi gupta,

They are asking questions on constructors, collections,

Exceptional handling