// housekeeping/OrderOfInitialization.java // (c)2017 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt // We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose. // Visit http://OnJava8.com for more book information. // Demonstrates initialization order // When the constructor is called to create a // Window object, you'll see a message: class Window { Window(int marker) { System.out.println("Window(" + marker + ")"); } } class House { Window w1 = new Window(1); // Before constructor House() { // Show that we're in the constructor: System.out.println("House()"); w3 = new Window(33); // Reinitialize w3 } Window w2 = new Window(2); // After constructor void f() { System.out.println("f()"); } Window w3 = new Window(3); // At end } public class OrderOfInitialization { public static void main(String[] args) { House h = new House(); h.f(); // Shows that construction is done } } /* Output: Window(1) Window(2) Window(3) House() Window(33) f() */