}Instantiating a subclass object begins a chain of constructor calls 

  §The subclass constructor, before performing its own tasks, invokes its direct superclass’s constructor

}If the superclass is derived from another class, the superclass constructor invokes the constructor of the next class up the hierarchy, and so on. 

}The last constructor called in the chain is always class Object’s constructor. 

}Original subclass constructor’s body finishes executing last. 

}Each superclass’s constructor manipulates the superclass instance variables that the subclass object inherits.