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Instance initialization block error

 
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Hi i have the following code



OUTPUT
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case 1:

if i exceute WITHOUT line 2 and line 3 it prints like this

Instance block executed
Initializations made are x:0 y:3

Here my question is , eventough i was intializing static variable x to 4
in instance block it's not getting. Why,please help me out.

CASE 2::
if execute WITH line 2 and 3 but without line#1

InitError ob=new InitError();
System.out.println("Initializations made are x:"+x+" y:"+ob.y);

for this OUTPUT

Instance block executed
Initializations made are x:4 y:3

why is this behaviour?
Thanks.
 
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Hello,

So this block



is an instance block.

When you run this program, the java interpreter enters the main method, whose first statement is line #1. The string is read from left to right.

The key is this question: When do instance blocks get called?
[ August 03, 2008: Message edited by: Nikos Pugunias ]
 
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its simple. there are certain sequece followed when loading classes.

> all the static variables & methods (in the order they occur)
> all the init blocks ( in the oder they occur)
> the constructor that was invoked using new

case 1:
when you are accesing the var x .. it has only been declared (so its default value is 0) init block hasn't been executed yet
but when accessing the variable y you are creating a new instance of class & so the init block & constructors are executed & so y becomes 3 ( so x becomes 4 ... check it)

Case 2:
in this case you are creating the instance of class 1st before accessing the vartiables so they are initialised to x = 4 & y = 3
 
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Thanks Nikos and Milan.
 
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