What are the differences between Contructors and Methods?

Constructors Methods Purpose Create an instance of a class Group Java statements Modifiers Cannot be abstract, final, native, static, or synchronized Can be abstract, final, native, static, or synchronized Return Type No return type, not even void void or a valid return type Name Same name as the class (first letter is capitalized by convention) -- usually a noun Any name except the class. Method names begin with a lowercase letter by convention -- usually the name of an action this Refers to another constructor in the same class. If used, it must be the first line of the constructor Refers to an instance of the owning class. Cannot be used by static methods. super Calls the constructor of the parent class. If used, must be the first line of the constructor Calls an overridden method in the parent class Inheritance Constructors are not inherited Methods are inherited