Forward reference

[Srinivas Kumar]

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

Answers

a)Compiler error complaining about access restriction of private variables of AQuestion.
b)Compiler error complaining about forward referencing.
c)No error - The output is 0;
d)No error - The output is 10;

answer is given as b.
can anybody explain?

[Srinivas Kumar]

Got the answer from the following link
http://radio.javaranch.com/corey/2004/05/13/1084483439000.html

[marc weber]

See Corey's Tipline on Forward Referencing.