Is it possible to declare default argument in Java in String? [duplicate]

Question

Is it possible to use default argument in the method with String. The code is shown below:

public void test(String name="exampleText") {
}

The code above generate error. Is it possible to correct it?

MrLore · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-22 22:59:24Z

62

No, the way you would normally do this is overload the method like so:

public void test()
{
    test("exampleText");
}

public void test(String name)
{

}

answered Apr 15, 2014 at 20:02

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nanofarad · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-23 17:48:49Z

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No, it is not. However, the following is possible:

public void test() {
    test("exampleText");
}
public void test(String name) {
    //logic here
}

answered Apr 15, 2014 at 20:02

nanofarad

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