Static block and static variable

[Dipti Mishra]

Hi,
Can anybody clearly explain me that what is executed first? A Static block, a static method or static variables? What is sequence of execution of these following lines?

public class Static
{
static
{
int x = 5;
}

static int x,y;
public static void main(String args[])
{
x--; myMethod();
System.out.println(x + y + ++x);
}

public static void myMethod()
{
y = x++ + ++x;
}
}

What will be the output? If you move the statis block below the static variable decalaration, why the output remains same.....

Please reply as soon as possible.

Dipti

[Naveen Raja]

Hi,

As for i understood, the var i defined in the static block is no way affecting the output..because...its scope is confined to that block...
So the output will be 3

And if you define static block something like below.

static int x,y;
static
{
x = 5;
}
Output will be 23

Here order matters...if you interchange the stmts, you will get compilation error " illegal forward reference"...

So if static methods are initializing any of the static var then order matters..

That is what my understanding...