[ Home ] [ Up ] [ Class vs. Instance Variables ] [ Usage ] [ Initialization ] [ Static initializers ]

Class variables may be initialized in the class definition (just like instance variables).

Class variables declared as final must be initialized in the class definition (just like instance variables). 

Note that:

• Class variables are initialized when the class is first loaded  

while:

• Instance variables are initialized when the class instance is created.

This page was last modified on 02 October, 2007