Question

I want to ask why java initializes the static objects before the non-static objects ?
in this example b3 will be initialized after b4 and b5 :

class Cupboard { 
    Bowl b3 = new Bowl(3); 
    static Bowl b4 = new Bowl(4); 
    Cupboard() {}
    static Bowl b5 = new Bowl(5); 
}

Answer 1

Because static members of a class are created and initialized (during class loading) before any instance of the class is ever created – they can be accessed without creating an instance of the class as well. Non-static members are created per-instance and thus wait until an instance is created to be initialized for that instance.