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Interface Doubt

 
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interface I
{
int i = 1;
int ii = Test.out("ii", 2);
}
interface J extends I
{
int j = Test.out("j", 3), jj = Test.out("jj", 4);
}
interface K extends J
{
int k = Test.out("k", 5);
}
class Test {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println(J.i);
System.out.println(K.j);
}
static int out(String s, int i)
{
System.out.println(s + "=" + i);
return i;
}
}

produces the output:

1
j=3
jj=4
3

My expected O/p is

1
j=3
3


But how "jj=4" also gets printed?
 
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Classes, interfaces are loaded in their first active use.

For the first statement:
System.out.println(J.i);
'i' is a variable in interface 'I' that is a compile time constant, refering to that field doesnt cause the interface and its fields to be initialized.

System.out.println(K.j);
'j' is a variable in interface 'J' thats is not a compile time constant, refering to that field causes the interface and its fields to be initialized, but not those in its super interface nor in its sub interface.

Even interface 'K' is used to access those fields in its super interfaces, it doesnt cause it to be initialized.
 
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in the first interface i=1 i.e public static final i = 1, so it becomes compile time constant, so the other fields in the interface are not called but in the class J ,the value of j depends on the function, so it is not a compile time constant and hence all the fields in that interface is run and hence we get the output
 
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