# When to initialize an object?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-to-initialize-an-object/243510>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 7, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-to-initialize-an-object/243510 "2007-11-07T19:09:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![oaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@oaki](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oaki)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-to-initialize-an-object/243510/1 "2007-11-07T19:09:45Z")

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hi,

i’m curious if initializing an object like below is always necessary and why… Anybody got an idea?

```auto

package {
[INDENT]public class Text {

[INDENT]public function Test()
{
[INDENT]init();
[/INDENT]}

private function init():void
{
[INDENT]doSomething();
[/INDENT]}
[/INDENT]}
[/INDENT]}

```