beginnerOOP & Core Syntax
Can a constructor be declared final or static in Java?
No — final prevents a method from being overridden, but constructors are never inherited or overridden in the first place, so final on a constructor is meaningless and won't compile. static implies belonging to the class rather than an instance, but a constructor's entire job is to initialize a specific instance, so static is equally disallowed.
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