Constructors are one of the most important constructs in the Java programming language. The ability to overload constructors in Java makes your APIs easier to use and easier to maintain in the long ...

Method overriding vs. method overloading A subclass can override (replace) an inherited method so that the subclass’s version of the method is called instead.

Another reason one might choose to overload methods is so that a client can call the appropriate version of the method for supplying just the necessary parameters. This can be done, for example ...