Error !?

[Val Dra]

Hi just took John Hunt test and in question 64 i think he has a mistake
Here is the question ans answers.
The answer he gives is a RunTime error would occur. But isn't a compile timer error occurs if there is no return statement in the method. I mean he gives a type for the method Sample but he gives no method name. And again on return in method.

import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.*;
public class Sample extends Applet {
private String text = "Hello World";
public void init() {
add(new Label(text));
}
public Sample (String string) {
text = string;
}
}

[Peter Tran]

It compiles fine for me. The method you're talking about is a c'tor, so there is no return type.

[Val Dra]

are you saying that this method
public Sample (String string) {text = string;}
would compile fine ? It can't compile fine where is the name of the method ? and again where is return statement ?

[geek oak]

The code compiles fine and it should compile fine..
Sample is a valid constructor which gets triggered before the init method..

[This message has been edited by geek oak (edited February 04, 2001).]

[Val Dra]

i do not understand why it would compile how is it possible ? have you ever tried it ? Has anyone tried to compile a similar method like this and get results , example:

public String (String d) { String k = d; }
do you think this compilies? Definatel not there is no identifier. No name for this. Same is going on with that method and no return type it could not possible compile.

[Val Dra]

OH OH , Damn it , sorry i am so blind at times , it's a constructor for whatever reasons i believed it to be a method. Damn!!!

[natarajan meghanathan]

Hi, it will give run-time error. Because u gotta have a default no-argument constructor also if u are using a constructor of such type.
Removing this constructor will work fine.

[Val Dra]

no that i know , i just had a different thought at that time. I overlook obviouse things sometimes trying to see another picture where there isn't any

[Tualha Khan]

Val, that happens with most of the people here. They assume situations which are not there and then miss those which were most important. This problem is eating up my confidence. GOD help US? (US with a capital U and a capital U means all of us!!)
Bye,
Tualha Khan