Question

If I have a helper class with static methods, how can I do some initialization best?

public class MyClass {

   //init a properties file
   {
     properties.load(..)
   }

   public static String getStringFromProperty(String name);
       return properties.getProperty(name);
   }
}

Is there a better way for initialization than a static code block?

Answer 1

Try it like this…

static initializer block to initialize the property when the class is loaded.

public class MyClass {


  static
        {
          properties.load(..)
        }

   public static String getStringFromProperty(String name);

       return properties.getProperty(name);
   }
}