Java Static Initialization Order [duplicate]

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I think you’re just missing section 12.4.2 of the JLS, which includes:

Next, execute either the class variable initializers and static initializers of the class, or the field initializers of the interface, in textual order, as though they were a single block.

The “in textual order” part is the important bit.

If you change m from being static variable to an instance variable, then the field won’t be initialized by class initialization – it’ll only be initialized by instance initialization (i.e. when an instance is constructed). At the moment, that’ll cause a stack overflow – creating one instance requires creating another instance, which requires creating another instance, etc.

EDIT: Similarly section 12.5 specifies instance initialization, including these steps:

  • Execute the instance initializers and instance variable initializers for this class, assigning the values of instance variable initializers to the corresponding instance variables, in the left-to-right order in which they appear textually in the source code for the class. If execution of any of these initializers results in an exception, then no further initializers are processed and this procedure completes abruptly with that same exception. Otherwise, continue with step 5.

  • Execute the rest of the body of this constructor. If that execution completes abruptly, then this procedure completes abruptly for the same reason. Otherwise, this procedure completes normally.

So that’s why you’re seeing “NON-STATIC BLOCK” before “MAIN CONSTRUCTOR”.

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