Static field initializers are executed in the order in which they appear in the class from top to bottom. Thus, placing a static field in a class
above the field or fields required for its initialization will yield unexpected results.
Noncompliant code example
class MyClass
{
public static int X = Y; // Noncompliant; Y at this time is still assigned default(int), i.e. 0
public static int Y = 42;
}
Compliant solution
class MyClass
{
public static int Y = 42;
public static int X = Y;
}
or
class MyClass
{
public static int X;
public static int Y = 42;
static MyClass()
{
X = Y;
}
}
