forward referencing

[rani bedi]

Can anyone explain me why Test2 runs fine where as Test1 gives a compile time error about forward referencing?

public class Test1
{ 
 private int i = j; // compile time error
 private int j = 10; 
 public static void main(String args[]) 
 { 
      System.out.println((new AQuestion()).i); 
 }
}

 
    public class Test2
    { 
         private int i = giveMeJ();
         private int j = 10; 
         private int giveMeJ() 
         { 
              return j; 
         } 
         public static void main(String args[]) 
         { 
              System.out.println((new AQuestion()).i); 
         } 
    }

[Anupam Sinha]

Hi Parmeet
A few hours before we were discussing the same hing. Check out this thread.