OnJava8-Examples/housekeeping/ExplicitStatic.java

// housekeeping/ExplicitStatic.java
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// Explicit static initialization with the "static" clause

class Cup {
  Cup(int marker) {
    System.out.println("Cup(" + marker + ")");
  }
  void f(int marker) {
    System.out.println("f(" + marker + ")");
  }
}

class Cups {
  static Cup cup1;
  static Cup cup2;
  static {
    cup1 = new Cup(1);
    cup2 = new Cup(2);
  }
  Cups() {
    System.out.println("Cups()");
  }
}

public class ExplicitStatic {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println("Inside main()");
    Cups.cup1.f(99);  // (1)
  }
  // static Cups cups1 = new Cups();  // (2)
  // static Cups cups2 = new Cups();  // (2)
}
/* Output:
Inside main()
Cup(1)
Cup(2)
f(99)
*/