Because static objects, being considered elements of the class itself, get initialized at class load time. Non-static values only get initialized at object instantiation time.
Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen. - Robert Bresson
because static objects exist for the class as a whole, while instance objects are par object of the class. You may not neccesarily have instance objects for the class.
Bosun (SCJP, SCWCD).
So much trouble in the world -- Bob Marley
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