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Jack C.
4,008 PointsWhat's the difference between initializing field inside vs outside constructor?
Class Test {
int number = 1;
vs.
int number; public Test() { number = 1; }
}
1 Answer
Marie Franklin
13,355 Pointslogically both are the same. But usually we initialize fields in the constructor by passing arguments to the constructor during the construction of object
For example:
Class Test {
int number ; // when not assign anything, then default value is 0
public Test( int number) {
this.number = number; // this refers to the current object
}
}
// in the main method
Test testObject = new Test(1);