OnJava8-Examples/typeinfo/ClassInitialization.java

// typeinfo/ClassInitialization.java
import java.util.*;

class Initable {
  static final int staticFinal = 47;
  static final int staticFinal2 =
    ClassInitialization.rand.nextInt(1000);
  static {
    System.out.println("Initializing Initable");
  }
}

class Initable2 {
  static int staticNonFinal = 147;
  static {
    System.out.println("Initializing Initable2");
  }
}

class Initable3 {
  static int staticNonFinal = 74;
  static {
    System.out.println("Initializing Initable3");
  }
}

public class ClassInitialization {
  public static Random rand = new Random(47);
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    Class initable = Initable.class;
    System.out.println("After creating Initable ref");
    // Does not trigger initialization:
    System.out.println(Initable.staticFinal);
    // Does trigger initialization:
    System.out.println(Initable.staticFinal2);
    // Does trigger initialization:
    System.out.println(Initable2.staticNonFinal);
    Class initable3 = Class.forName("Initable3");
    System.out.println("After creating Initable3 ref");
    System.out.println(Initable3.staticNonFinal);
  }
}
/* Output:
After creating Initable ref
47
Initializing Initable
258
Initializing Initable2
147
Initializing Initable3
After creating Initable3 ref
74
*/