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POJava: common code for all constructors?
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copied!<p>It seems to me constructors can share the same code, for example in:</p> <pre><code>public class Foo { private int foo; {foo = 5;} public Foo(){} public Foo(int v){this.foo = v;} public int getFoo(){return foo;} } </code></pre> <p>The code "foo=5;" is called for both constructors.</p> <p>It seems to me you can not, but I want to make sure. It not possible to create such common code that use parameters ?</p> <p>eg, something like:</p> <pre><code>public class Foo { private int foo; (int m){foo = m*5;} public Foo(int m){} public Foo(int v,int m){this.foo = v;} public int getFoo(){return foo;} } </code></pre> <p>To my understanding, the only way is to create a private void init(int m) to be called by all constructors ?</p> <p>ps: I call {foo = 5;} "common code", but I guess this feature has another official name ?</p> <p>EDITS (1):</p> <ol> <li><p>The term I was looking for is initializer block</p></li> <li><p>This question is not the same as asking if a constructor can also call another constructor. Because when using an initializer block, the code is called AUTOMATICALLY, ie. without risk to call a constructor and forget to call it</p></li> <li><p>My comment about using "void init" was not good, indeed in this case calling another constructor is better.</p></li> <li><p>In short, my question: can an initializer block takes parameters ? Which would be kind of the same as forcing some parameters on all constructors to be implemented.</p></li> </ol> <p>EDITS (2):</p> <p>I now wonder if the only way to achieve what I am asking is to use inheritance to force the use of a specific constructor.</p>

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