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title: "What is the difference between constructor and method?"  
description: "What is the difference between constructor and method?"  
author: "Pushpendra Singh"  
published: 2010-10-25  
updated: 2020-09-18  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/163/what-is-the-difference-between-constructor-and-method  
category: "java"  
tags: ["java"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# What is the difference between constructor and method?

A constructor is a member function of a class that is used to create objects of that class. It has the same name as the class itself, has no return type, and is invoked using the new operator.\
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A method is an ordinary member function of a class. It has its own name, a return type (which may be void), and is invoked using the dot operator.\
Constructor does not have a return type.\
Name of constructor is the same as that of class in which it is declared.\
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```
public class ClassA {public ClassA(){// Initilize code in the constructor.}}
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## Answers

### Answer by Pushpendra Singh

A constructor is a member function of a class that is used to create objects of that class. It has the same name as the class itself, has no return type, and is invoked using the new operator.\
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A method is an ordinary member function of a class. It has its own name, a return type (which may be void), and is invoked using the dot operator.\
Constructor does not have a return type.\
Name of constructor is the same as that of class in which it is declared.\
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```
public class ClassA {public ClassA(){// Initilize code in the constructor.}}
```

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