Nullary constructor
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In computer programming, a nullary constructor is a constructor that takes no arguments.
Java example
public class Example
{
/* '''nullary constructor''' */
public Example () {
this(1);
}
/* non-nullary constructor */
public Example (int data) {
this.data = data;
}
protected int data;
}
Haskell example
-- nullary type constructor with two nullary data constructors data Bool = False | True -- non-nullary type constructor with non-nullary data constructor data Point a = Point a a -- nun-nullary type constructor with... data Maybe a = Nothing -- ...nullary data constructor | Just a -- ...unary data constructor