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can any one explain the flow of this programme

public class Myclass
{
private static int x = getValue();
private static int y = 5;
private static int getValue()
{
return y;
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println(x);
}
}
 
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stumped to see the output! how is it initializing it?can someone explain to length please?
(good question buddy!)
 
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Isnt it obvious?

Step 1.
private static int x = getValue(); This makes a call to the getValue().
Step 2.
The getValue is coded to return the value of y. But at this stage y is yet to be initialized. So the default value of an int i.e. zero is returned. So we have the condition x=0
Step 3.
Now y is initialized with 5 and we have y=5;

Because the way the code is written, the impression is that the o/p will be 5.
[ August 23, 2007: Message edited by: Maneesh Godbole ]
 
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o/p of this programm is 0
 
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Originally posted by anita dhar:
o/p of this programm is 0



Of course the output is 0. I have explained in my post how it is 0.

Originally posted by maneesh godbole:
Because the way the code is written, the impression is that the o/p will be 5.

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