Classes and objects in Java must be initialized before they are used. You’ve previously learned that class fields are initialized to default values when classes are loaded, and that objects are ...

Tips. If you are interested in learning more about class and object initialization at the JVM level, investigate the SDK’s javap program. That program generates a disassembly of Java class files.

We * will 'punch up' the class used for the * ObjectOutputStream example at the end * of this Java object serialization example.*/} /* End of Java serialization tutorial class */ Java object ...

The class in this example only defines properties. It contains no explicitly defined Java constructors. When no explicitly defined constructors exist, Java's virtual machine makes object creation ...