On Tue, 2005-07-05 at 16:15 -0400, Bryce McKinlay wrote: > Class preparation is distinct from initialization. Preparation is > effectively linking the class: laying out its fields, initializing class > data structures in the VM, etc. Initialization involves actually running > Java code to initialize the classes static fields, and any "static" code > blocks the class may have. The point at which initialization occurs is > strictly defined by the JLS, and its pretty easy to write a program that > will behave differently if initializations are not performed in the > "right" order.
<warning type="newbie"> So can a class be prepared by a user application and not be initialized? </warning> Keith _______________________________________________ Classpath-patches mailing list Classpath-patches@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/classpath-patches
