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another question on constructors

 
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Question: You can only call public and protected constructors of the
super class in a subclass if the subclass is not in the
same package because only those are inherited.




Correct Answer : false


Can anyone explain me why the above statement is false...

Thanks in advance..

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rajani.,

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[ May 14, 2004: Message edited by: Barry Gaunt ]
 
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Question: You can only call public and protected constructors of the
super class in a subclass if the subclass is not in the
same package because only those are inherited.



For the above to be true, there must be another condition on the superclass: it must be public to be visible to the subclass. So IMHO, in the general case, the above answer of "false" is correct.
[ May 15, 2004: Message edited by: Barry Gaunt ]
 
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Constructors are not inherited.
 
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I got the point....
Constructors are not inherited..

Thanks for ur reply..

regards..
rajani.
 
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You have forgotten constructors wirh default (package) access.
[ May 15, 2004: Message edited by: Barry Gaunt ]
 
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