static final variable initialization

[Naseem Khan]

1. class Test {
2. static final int i;
3. static {
4. System.out.println(Test.i);
5. i=8;
6. }
7. public static void main(String args[]){}
8. }

Above code compiles fine giving output 0 at runtime.

Why above code is not giving compilation error at line 4. i is not initialized upto that point. i is initialized at line 5.
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Can anyone find the problem in this code.

1. class Test {
2. static final int i;
3. static {
4. Test.i=8; //error here i=8 is allowed. Not Test.i=8 why?
5. }
6. public static void main(String args[]){}
7. }
 

Regards


Naseem

[Barry Gaunt]

For your second question see this topic I posted a week or so ago in Java In General (Intermediate)