Accessing instance members before the super constructor completes

[O. Ziggy]

I read in the K&B that "Instance members are accessible only after the super constructor runs. Why is this not the case in this scenario:

lass Animal{}
class Horse extends Animal{
	int x =5;
	
	Horse(int y){
		System.out.println(x);
		printMe();
	}
	
	Horse(){
		this(5);
	}
		
	public void printMe(){
		System.out.println("Printing");
	}	
}

class ZiggyTest2{
	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception{
		Animal a = new Horse();		
	}
}

i think the call to this(5) delays the super constructor call. At what point is the super constructor called in the above example?

Output is

5
Printing

[Walter Ho]

The call to "super()" would be automatically generated between Lines 5 and 6 of your Horse(int y) constructor.

[O. Ziggy]

Thanks