Say I extend a class and override a method in this class. Why is it bad practice to then call the overridden method from the constructor of my new class?
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Say I extend a class and override a method in this class. Why is it bad practice to then call the overridden method from the constructor of my new class?
The main reason not to call overridable methods from constructors is that it allows subclasses to see the class in a half-constructed state. This may or may not be security risk, but it’s a bug waiting to happen. Read more here.