Learn how and why Java developers use method overloading, then test your learning against the Java virtual machine itself.

Constructor overloading is a technique in Java in which a class can have any number of constructors that differ in parameter lists.The compiler differentiates these constructors by taking into account ...

Method overloading in Java seems easy to understand and is common in several languages including C/C++ and C#. Method overloading is particularly effective when parameters are optional.

The Java language spec lists 10 Java constructor types, including default, no-args, canonical, private parameterized, generic, overloaded and anonymous.

Java's canonical constructor Keen-eyed Java developers will notice that the above example uses a parameterized constructor to create an instance of the Java record, even though no constructor is ...