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Constructor Basics Doubt. K &B Pg131

 
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Hi Folks,
According to K&B pg 131 topic Constructor Basics if the class doesn't have no-arg constructor then the following code fails to compile. For eg

public class Construct
{
Construct(int i)
{
System.out.println("Calling Constructor");
}

public static void main(String[] args)
{
Construct c = new Construct(); // won't compile, no matching constructor
}
}

Compiler error will be thrown at Construct c = new Construct();

I just modify the above code and passed var arg in constructor parameter like below code and again complied the below class which compiles and prints "Calling Constructor".

public class Construct
{
Construct(int... i)
{
System.out.println("Calling Constructor");
}

public static void main(String[] args)
{
Construct c = new Construct(); // No matching constructor but class compiles and generates output
}
}

Can anyone let me know why this is happening?
 
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because var args means 0 or more arguments.
 
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Thanks Neha, appreciate your quick reply which cleared my doubt
 
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you are welcome
 
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