block with out identifier

[saikrishna cinux]

hi to all

   
class StaticDefaultBlock{
 

 

 
static {
System . out . print ( " Static " ) ;
}
 
{
System . out . print ( " Init " ) ;
}
 
StaticDefaultBlock( ) {
System . out . print ( " Const " ) ;
}
 
public static void main ( String args [ ] ) {
System . out . print ( " main " ) ;
 
new StaticDefaultBlock();
}
 
}; 

why init is displayed before Const??

what is that block called there is no identifier

can any please explain me

thanking you in advance


regards
cinux

[Christophe Verré]

This is called "Instance initializers" and is executed before constructors.

[Jesper de Jong]

The following article explains it all:

Object initialization in Java - The full story of object initialization in the Java language and virtual machine