C++ vs Java constructors

Question

According to John C. Mitchell - Concepts in programming languages,

[...] Java guarantees that a constructor is called whenever an object is created.

Answer 1

Trying to make things clear about C++. Lots of imprecise statements in answers.

In C++, a POD and a class behave the same way. A constructor is ALWAYS called. For POD, the default constructor does nothing: it does not initializes the value. But it is an error to say that no constructor is called.

Even with inheritance, constructors are called.

class A {
  public: A() {}
};

class B: public A {
  public: B() {}   // Even if not explicitely stated, class A constructor WILL be called!
};