Static block vs Static initialization

Static Block and Static variables initialized when the class loaded to JVM.

So, the order of execution is sequential.

public class StaticBlock {

      static {

            modifyIn = "static block 1";

            System.out.println("static block 1");

      }

     

      static {

            modifyIn = "static block 2";

            System.out.println("static block 2");

      }

     

      static String modifyIn = "static variable";

      public static void main(String args[]) {

            // modifyIn = String value modified by :static variable

            System.out.println("String value modified by :" + modifyIn);

      }

}

Output:

static block 1

static block 2

String value modified by :static variable

public class StaticBlock {

     

      static String modifyIn = "static variable";

     

      static {

            modifyIn = "static block 1";

            System.out.println("static block 1");

      }

     

      static {

            modifyIn = "static block 2";

            System.out.println("static block 2");

      }

     

      public static void main(String args[]) {

            // modifyIn = String value modified by :static block 2

            System.out.println("String value modified by :" + modifyIn);

      }

}

Output:

static block 1

static block 2

String value modified by :static block 2