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Android Android Lists and Adapters (2015) Updating the Data Model From JSONArray to a Java Array

João Elvas
João Elvas
5,400 Points
Posted by João Elvas
João Elvas
5,400 Points

Why don't use a class constructor to build objects?

I'am a computer science student and i know a lot of java by now, why don't we use Java constructers to build the objects it would be better to pass all those values at once right?

Taylor Bryant
Taylor Bryant
7,395 Points

That is a viable option for this and can be used if you please. The reason they do not use a constructor is that using one can get confusing on the order of the values that need to be passed. Its easier to let the IDE tell you which setter methods an object has and you to set them than it is to check the constructor for the exact order it takes values.