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Based on my understanding of the Java language, static variables can be initialized in static initialization block.
However, when I try to implement this in practice (static variables that are final too), I get the error shown in the screenshot below:
Yes of course:
static finalvariables can be initialized in a static block but…. you have implicit GOTOs in that example (try/catchis essentially a ‘GOTO catch if something bad happens’).If an exception is thrown your
finalvariables will not be initialized.Note that the use of static constructs goes against Object-Oriented dogma. It may complicate your testing and make debugging more difficult.