why to call static method from constructor ?

[chetan deol]

Hello all ,

if i have a class with constrctor , can i call a non-static method from constructor(method is declared within a class).
If not then what is the reason.

Thanks
Chetan

[Maneesh Godbole]

How much time does it take to write a few lines like these and try it out yourself?

public class Test {
	
	public Test(){
		callMethod();
	}
	
	private void callMethod(){
		//Do anything you want
	}

}

[Campbell Ritchie]

If your non-static method works from the constructor, make that method final or give it private access. It doesn't make much different in simple classes, but if the method is overridden and changed, you might introduce subtle errors.

[Henry Wong]

I actually don't recall why, or even know if this is true anymore... so take with a grain of salt...

I believe that you are not allowed to call an instance method, that returns a result, and use that result as a parameter to the super() call.

Henry

[Rob Spoor]

Actually, you can't put any non-static method in a call to "this(...)" or "super(...)", because at that time the object's parent class' constructor still has to run. Only after that has completed can you call non-static methods.