From da84162282b411367522daf3edecacd8ea63869b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: howieandersen <36008713+howieandersen@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 08:03:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] added basic information about default constructors in the
 index file for methods (#29797)

---
 guide/english/java/methods/index.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/guide/english/java/methods/index.md b/guide/english/java/methods/index.md
index 802b3aec9e..5d38d72bfc 100644
--- a/guide/english/java/methods/index.md
+++ b/guide/english/java/methods/index.md
@@ -106,3 +106,5 @@ public class Car {
 ```
 
 The `Car` class and the `Car(String model, int numberOfWheels)` method have to have the same name in order for java to know that it is the constructor. Now anytime you instantiate a new `Car` instance with the `new` keyword you will need to call this constructor and pass in the needed data.
+
+When we don't specifically define a constructor for a class, java creates a default constructor. This is a non-parameterized constructor, so it does not contain or accept any arguments. The default constructor calls the super class constructor and initializes all necessary instance variables