Nullary constructor

In programming, an object-creating function that takes no arguments

In computer programming, a nullary constructor is a constructor that takes no arguments.[1] Also known as a 0-argument constructor, no-argument constructor,[2] parameterless constructor or default constructor.[3]

## Object-oriented constructors

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In object-oriented programming, a constructor is code that is run when an object is created. Default constructors of objects are usually nullary.[4]

### Java example

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public class Example

protected int data;

/* Nullary constructor */
public Example()

this(0);

/* Non-nullary constructor */
public Example(final int data)

this.data = data;

## Algebraic data types

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In algebraic data types, a constructor is one of many tags that wrap data. If a constructor does not take any data arguments, it is nullary.

### Haskell example

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-- nullary type constructor with two nullary data constructors
data Bool = False
| True

-- non-nullary type constructor with one non-nullary data constructor
data Point a = Point a a

-- non-nullary type constructor with...
data Maybe a = Nothing -- ...nullary data constructor
| Just a  -- ...unary data constructor

## References

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1. ^ "Default Constructor in Java – Class Constructor Example". freeCodeCamp.org. 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
2. ^ "No-argument Constructor". chortle.ccsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
3. ^ "Default constructors - cppreference.com". en.cppreference.com. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
4. ^ Ottinger, Joseph B.; Linwood, Jeff; Minter, Dave (2022), Ottinger, Joseph B.; Linwood, Jeff; Minter, Dave (eds.), "An Introduction to Hibernate 6", Beginning Hibernate 6: Java Persistence from Beginner to Pro, Berkeley, CA: Apress, pp. 1–25, doi:10.1007/978-1-4842-7337-1_1, ISBN 978-1-4842-7337-1, retrieved 2022-03-23

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