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Explicit static initialization with the static clause
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// : c04:ExplicitStatic.java
// Explicit static initialization with the "static" clause.
// From 'Thinking in Java, 3rd ed.' (c) Bruce Eckel 2002
// www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt.
class Cup {
Cup(int marker) {
System.out.println("Cup(" + marker + ")");
}
void f(int marker) {
System.out.println("f(" + marker + ")");
}
}
class Cups {
static Cup c1;
static Cup c2;
static {
c1 = new Cup(1);
c2 = new Cup(2);
}
Cups() {
System.out.println("Cups()");
}
}
public class ExplicitStatic {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Inside main()");
Cups.c1.f(99); // (1)
}
// static Cups x = new Cups(); // (2)
// static Cups y = new Cups(); // (2)
} ///:~
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