Re: method for a class constructor

From:
Lew <lew@nospam.lewscanon.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Tue, 15 May 2007 22:16:47 -0400
Message-ID:
<Ie-dnVsVp9sS9NfbnZ2dnUVZ_oipnZ2d@comcast.com>
bcr666 wrote:

This is what your code should look like

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;

public class Test extends JFrame { // Class names should begin with a
capital letter
  Alpha alpha = null; // Alpha is spelled with a 'ph', not 'f'


Oh, come on! It's a variable, not a word. Besides, perhaps the OP is a fan
of Dutch beer, or the Russian Navy Project 705 submarine class of
hunter/killer nuclear powered vessels, or really, really nifty Italian sports
cars.

Besides, "alfa" is a perfectly valid English word.
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alfa>
<http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alfa>

  Beta beta = null; // although not required, you should always
initialize all variables


I disagree. You should not initialize member variables to their default
values; it's just plain silly. It's like declaring the default constructor
and no other, and making sure to call "super();" first in it. Silly.

And, of course, we all know where opening braces should go.

Otherwise I agree with your points down the line.

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Lew

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