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2024.3

Constructor assigns value to field defined in superclass

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Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports assignment to, or modification of fields that are declared in a superclass from within a subclass constructor.

It is considered preferable to initialize the fields of a superclass in its own constructor and delegate to that constructor in a subclass. This will also allow declaring a field final if it isn't changed after the construction.

Example:

To avoid the problem, declare a superclass constructor: