Question

What is the difference between:

private static Object myVar = new Object();

And:

private static Object myVar2;

static{
    myVar2 = new Object();
}

In both case i end up with an initilized static variable

Answer 1

You can use better the second one if the initialisation of your static and maybe also final object is more complex.

E.g.:

static final MyClass something;

static {
    Config conf=SettingsManager.getSettings();
    MyClass obj=MyClassFactory.getInstance(conf);
    obj.setVodoo(true);
    something=obj;
}