Static block

[George Fung]

static init blocks are executed at class loading time, so I think it shows "b1" first. Why it display "r1" at the beginning?

class Bird {
{ System.out.print("b1 "); }
public Bird() { System.out.print("b2 "); }
}
class Raptor extends Bird {
static { System.out.print("r1 "); }
public Raptor() { System.out.print("r2 "); }
{ System.out.print("r3 "); }
static { System.out.print("r4 "); }
}
class Hawk extends Raptor {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.print("pre ");
new Hawk();
System.out.println("hawk ");
}
}
What is the result?
r1 r4 pre b1 b2 r3 r2 hawk

[pete stein]

is println("b1") in a static block? I don't think so -- where's the static keyword?

[George Fung]

Thanks a lot.