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# [Constructors Demystified](https://codexposed.hashnode.dev/constructors-demystified?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

What is a Constructor? A constructor is basically a function that initializes an object at the time of its creation. It looks similar to a method and is named the same as a class. // syntax of a constructor public className() { } Now, what do I mea...

Dec 23, 2020 · 8 min read · codexposed.hashnode.dev  
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[Maxi Contieri](https://hashnode.com/@mcsee)

[Dec 23, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/constructors-demystified/5fe365d6ddcb940a6d28ca23/comment/5fe36696ddcb940a6d28ca39)

Awesome article

No-Parameterized constructors are a code smell of an object that will dangerously mutate.

[Ayan Kumar](https://hashnode.com/@Kumarayan15)

[Dec 23, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/constructors-demystified/5fe365d6ddcb940a6d28ca23/comment/5fe36696ddcb940a6d28ca39#reply-5fe367b31e6a660a92506310)

Thanks a lot Maxi