Question

I don’t understand the difference between A and B.

A

private static final CookieStore sCookieStore;
static {
    sCookieStore = new CookieStore();
}

B

private static final CookieStore sCookieStore = new CookieStore();

Is there somebody who can clarify my understanding?

Answer 1

They’re effectively equivalent in your example. B is shorter, and preferred for simple creations, but A allows more complicated intialization.

E.g.

private static final CookieStore sCookieStore;

static {
  sCookieStore = new CookieStore();
  sCookieStore.setSize(1000);
  sCookieStore.addToBlacklist("bing.com");
  sCookieStore.readCookiesFromFile("/tmp/cookies.txt");
}