Initilization

[lakshmi nair]

I was testing the order of initialization of static, non-static members. I get that static are initialized first, then non static and constructors are called after that. But why is the variable values are again set to zero when constructors are called? Please check the below code and explain...
I strongly feel that i am missing something.

class TestingOrder {
static int i,j;
static {
System.out.println("Inside static initilizer");
System.out.println("1. i & j are "+i+", "+j);
int i = 2;
int j = 1;
System.out.println("2. i & j are "+i+", "+j);
}
int m,n;
{
System.out.println("Inside non-static initilizer");
System.out.println("1. m & n are "+m+", "+n);
int m = 3;
int n = 2;
System.out.println("2. m & n are "+m+", "+n);
}
TestingOrder(){
System.out.println("Inside TestingOrder()");
System.out.println("1. i & j are "+i+", "+j);
System.out.println("1. m & n are "+m+", "+n);
i = 11;
j = 22;
m = 33;
n = 44;
System.out.println("2. i & j are "+i+", "+j);
System.out.println("2. m & n are "+m+", "+n);
}
}
class Order {
public static void main(String[] args) {
TestingOrder t1 = new TestingOrder();
}
}

Thanks
Lakshmi

[anrup kris]

Supriya
Let's start with the static variables i,j.
You have declared them at the top,and they get default values of 0 each. Within the static block,you have again declared i,j as
int i = 2;
int j = 1;
.These are two new variables and they are effectively local to the block,and the values of 2,1 that you assign to these completely different variables are lost once the execution completes the static block.Similar reasoning for the instance variables m,n
For what you are planning,remove the "int" declaration within the static block ,likewise for the instance variables
hope this clarifies your doubt

kris
Look at your code below:

class TestingOrder {
[B]static int i,j; [/B]
static {
System.out.println("Inside static initilizer");
System.out.println("1. i & j are "+i+", "+j);
[B] int i = 2;
int j = 1;[/B]
System.out.println("2. i & j are "+i+", "+j);
}
[B]int m,n;[/B]
{
System.out.println("Inside non-static initilizer");
System.out.println("1. m & n are "+m+", "+n);
[B]int m = 3;
int n = 2; [/B]
System.out.println("2. m & n are "+m+", "+n);
}
TestingOrder(){
System.out.println("Inside TestingOrder()");
System.out.println("1. i & j are "+i+", "+j);
System.out.println("1. m & n are "+m+", "+n);
i = 11;
j = 22;
m = 33;
n = 44;
System.out.println("2. i & j are "+i+", "+j);
System.out.println("2. m & n are "+m+", "+n);
}
}
class Order {
public static void main(String[] args) {
TestingOrder t1 = new TestingOrder();
}
}

[This message has been edited by anrup kris (edited October 27, 2000).]

[Anna s Iyer]

Lakshmi,
Look at this and will be very helpful.
Anna S Iyer.

[This message has been edited by Anna s Iyer (edited October 27, 2000).]