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So they should add that mutating arguments during object construction may lead to not-so-successfully constructed (invalid) object. __Mission failed successfull

• layer8 3y ago
  No. The job of a constructor is to establish the class’s invariants for the new instance, or else fail with an exception. This bug in the String class fails to do so.
  • ris58h 3y ago
    > The job of a constructor is to establish the class’s invariants for the new instance, or else fail with an exception. Could you refer such statement in Java specification?
    • jdmichal 3y ago
      Invariants and all methods -- including constructors -- enforcing them is OOP 101. I would be surprised if they felt the need to make such a callout in the language specification.