Advantages of Constructor Overloading

Question

I am very new to Java and trying to learn the subject, having previous programming exposure in only HTML/CSS. I have started with Herbert Schildt and progressed through a fe

Answer 1

Considering the simplest example of constructor overloading :

Class A
{
int a;

A()
{
this.a = 0;
}

A(int a)
{
this.a = a;
}

} // end class

Advantage: Now I may simply need to use the default constructor new A() to assign default values or for a more dynamic case specify what value it must be new A(10) which is a parametrised constructor. do read this question

Isn't it easier to Overload Methods using single constructor for flexibility?

Job of constructor is to instantiate the object , and the job of the method is to process the object values. Thus limiting methods to processing (exception to setter methods) and constructor to creation of object will help in a long run and also make your class more usable to your team-mates

Moreover if I am trying to use constructor overloading to use one object to initialize another, there are simpler ways to do it!

alternative is initializer , also read