According to The Java Language Specification, §12.5, "Creation of New Class Instances" [JLS 20052015]:
Unlike C++, the Java programming language does not specify altered rules for method dispatch during the creation of a new class instance. If methods are invoked that are overridden in subclasses in the object being initialized, then these overriding methods are used, even before the new object is completely initialized.
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Inheritance [RIP] | |
Guideline 7-4 / OBJECT-4: Prevent constructors from calling methods that can be overridden |
Bibliography
[ESA 2005] | Rule 62, Do not call nonfinal methods from within a constructor | ||
Chapter 8, "Classes" | |||
Rule 81, Do not call non-final methods from within a constructor | Secure Coding Guidelines for the Java Programming Language, Version 3.0 | Guideline 4-4, Prevent constructors from calling methods that can be overridden |
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