constructor

special method used for initializing a newly allocated object in object-oriented programming
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constructor

Summary

constructor is an OOP construct[1]. constructor has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • constructor's instance of is recorded as OOP construct[3].
  • constructor is a type of method[4].
  • constructor is a type of special member function[5].
  • constructor is part of object-oriented programming[6].
  • constructor is used for initialization[7].
  • constructor's facet of is recorded as object lifetime[8].
  • constructor's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/constructor[9].
  • constructor's different from is recorded as design engineer[10].
  • constructor's different from is recorded as allocator[11].
  • constructor's different from is recorded as factory method[12].
  • constructor's name is recorded as {'lang': 'zxx', 'text': 'init'}[13].
  • constructor's name is recorded as {'lang': 'zxx', 'text': '__construct'}[14].
  • constructor's name is recorded as {'lang': 'zxx', 'text': 'constructor'}[15].
  • constructor's name is recorded as {'lang': 'zxx', 'text': 'initialize'}[16].

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Definition and Type

constructor's instance of is recorded as OOP construct[3]. Recorded subclass of include method[4] and special member function[5].

Use and Application

constructor is used for initialization[7]. constructor is part of object-oriented programming[6].

Why It Matters

constructor has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] constructor is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . php.net. php.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of object lifetime
    Different from design engineer, allocator, factory method
    Subclass of method, special member function
    Subclass of
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