- Class is a logical entity that defines the data and behaviors of objects but does not use memory itself. An object is a physical instance of a class that is allocated memory. - Constructors are special methods that initialize objects and are called when an object is created using the new keyword. They must have the same name as the class and do not have a return type. - There are three types of constructors: the default constructor created by the compiler if none is defined, the no-argument constructor, and the parameterized constructor that accepts arguments. - The this keyword refers to the current object instance and is used to differentiate class attributes from method parameters or to call another constructor of the same class.

1. Class and Object

2. Class
• Class is a logical entity because when we are creating a class then
memory will not be created for a class.
• Class is a collection of data members, constructors, methods and
blocks.

3. Cont…
• Class is a collection of objects of same type.

4. Objects
• Object is a physical entity because when we are creating object then
memory will be allocated for object.
• Object is created with the help of new keyword.

5. Cont…
• Object is the instance of a class.

6. Constructors in Java
• In Java, a constructor is a block of codes similar to the method.
• It is called when object is created.
• At the time of calling constructor, memory for the object is allocated
in the memory.

7. Cont…
• It will be used to initialize the object.

8. Rules for creating Java constructor
• Constructor name must be the same as its class name.
• A Java constructor cannot be abstract, static, final, and synchronized

9. Types of Java Constructors
• There are 3 Types of constructors.
• Default Constructor.
• No-argument Constructor.
• Parameterized Constructor.

10. 1. Default Constructor.
• If there is no constructor in a class, compiler automatically creates a
default constructor.

11. Cont…

12. Example
class Student
{
int id;
public static void main(String a[])
{
Student s1=new Student();
System.out.println(s1.id);
}
}
Output: 0

13. 2. No-argument Constructor.
• A constructor that has no parameter is known as no-argument
constructor.

14. Example
class Bike
{
Bike()
{
System.out.println("Bike is created");
}
public static void main(String a[])
{
Bike b=new Bike();
}
}
Output: Bike is created

15. 3. Parameterized Constructor
• A constructor which has a specific number of parameters is called a
parameterized constructor.

16. Example
class Student
{
int id;
String name;
Student(int i, String n)
{
id = i;
name = n;
}
void display()
{
System.out.println(id);
System.out.println(name);
}
public static void main(String a[])
{
Student s1 = new Student(111,"Karan");
s1.display();
}
}

17. Cont…
Output:
111
Karan

18. Difference between constructor and method
in Java
Constructor Method
A Constructor is called implicitly by the
system.
A Method is called by the programmer.
A Constructor is called when a object is
created using the keyword new.
A Method is called through method calls.
A Constructor’s name must be same as
the name of the class.
A Method’s name can be anything.
A Constructor doesn’t have a return type. A Method must have a return type.

19. Ways to initialize object:
There are 3 ways to initialize object in Java.
• By reference variable
• By method
• By constructor

20. 1) Initializing an Object by reference variable
• Initializing an object means storing data into the object.

21. Example
class Student
{
int id;
public static void main(String a[])
{
Student s1= new Student();
s1.id=101;
System.out.println(s1.id);
}
}
Output
101

22. 2) Initializing an Object by method

23. Example
class Student
{
int id;
void display(int n)
{
id = n;
System.out.println(id);
}
public static void main(String a[])
{
Student s1=new Student();
s1.display(101);
}
}

24. Cont…
Output:
101

25. 3) Initializing an Object by a constructor

26. Example
class Student
{
int id;
Student(int i)
{
id = i;
}
void display()
{
System.out.println(id);
}
public static void main(String a[])
{
Student s1 = new Student(101);
s1.display();
}
}

27. Cont…
Output:
101

28. Java static keyword
• The static keyword in Java is used for memory management mainly.
• We can apply static keyword with variables, methods and blocks etc.

29. Cont…
• The static can be:
• Variable (also known as a class variable)
• Method (also known as a class method)
• Block

30. 1) Java static variable
• If you declare any variable as static, it is known as a static variable.
• The static variable can be used to refer to the common property of all
objects (which is not unique for each object).
• for example, college name of students, etc.

31. Cont…
• The static variable gets memory only once in the class area at the time
of class loading.

32. Advantage of static variable
• It makes your program memory efficient (i.e., it saves memory).

33. Example: Understanding the problem without
static variable
class Student
{
String collegename;
Student(String c)
{
collegename = c;
}
void display ()
{
System.out.println(collegename);
}
public static void main(String a[])
{
Student s1 = new Student("GLAU");
Student s2 = new Student("GLAU");
s1.display();
s2.display();
}
}

34. Cont…
Output:
GLAU
GLAU

35. Example of static variable
class Student
{
static String collegename =“GLAU";//static variable
void display ()
{
System.out.println(collegename);
}
public static void main(String a[])
{
Student s1 = new Student();
Student s2 = new Student();
s1.display();
s2.display();
}
}

36. Cont…
Output:
GLAU
GLAU

37. 2) Java static method
• If you apply static keyword with any method, it is known as static
method.
• A static method can be called without the need for creating an instance
(object) of a class.

38. Restrictions for the static method
• There are two main restrictions for the static method. They are:
• The static method can not use non static data member or call non-static method
directly.
• this and super cannot be used in static context.

39. Example of static method
class A
{
static void display()
{
System.out.println("Static Method");
}
}
class B
{
public static void main(String a[])
{
A.display();
}
}

40. Cont…
Output:
Static Method

41. 3) Java static block
• It is used to initialize the static data member.
• It is executed before the main method at the time of class loading.

42. Example of static block
class A
{
static
{
System.out.println("static block");
}
public static void main(String a[])
{
System.out.println("Hello main");
}
}

43. Cont…
Output:
static block
Hello main

44. this keyword in java
• this is a reference variable that refers to the current class
object.

45. Usage of java this keyword
• There are many usage of java this keyword.
• this can be used to refer current class instance variable.
• this() can be used to call current class constructor.

46. 1) this: to refer current class instance variable
• The this keyword can be used to refer current class instance
variable.
• If there is ambiguity between the instance variables and
parameters (local variable), this keyword resolves the
problem of ambiguity.

47. Example: Problem without this keyword
class Student
{
int x;
int y;
Student(int x, int y)
{
x = x;
y = y;
}
void display()
{
System.out.println(x);
System.out.println(y);
}
public static void main(String a[])
{
Student s1=new Student(10,20);
s1.display();
}
}

48. Cont…
Output: 0
0

49. Ex: Solution of Previous Problem with this keyword
class Student
{
int x;
int y;
Student(int x, int y)
{
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
}
void display()
{
System.out.println(x);
System.out.println(y);
}
public static void main(String a[])
{
Student s1=new Student(10,20);
s1.display();
}
}

50. Cont…
Output: 10
20

51. 2) this() : to call current class constructor
• The this() can be used to call the current class constructor.
• Call to this() must be the first statement in constructor.

52. Example 1
class A
{
A()
{
System.out.println("hello a");
}
A(int x)
{
this();
System.out.println(x);
}
public static void main(String a1[])
{
A a=new A(10);
}
}

53. Cont…
Output:
hello a
10