Initialization of Fields in Interfaces

Initialization of Fields in Interfaces
Every field in the body of an interface must have an initialization expression,
which need not be a constant expression. The variable initializer is evaluated and
the assignment performed exactly once, when the interface is initialized
A compile-time error occurs if an initialization expression for an interface
field contains a reference by simple name to the same field or to another field
whose declaration occurs textually later in the same interface.
Thus:

interface Test
{
float f = j;
int j = 1;
int k = k+1;
}

• two compile-time errors, because j is referred to in the initialization of
  before j is declared and because the Initialization
  of k refers to k itself.
• One subtlety here is that, at run time, fields that are initialized with compiletime constant values are initialized first. This applies also to static final fields in classes
• This means, in particular, that these fields will never be
  observed to have their default initial values , even by devious programs.
  and for more discussion.
• If the keyword this ;or the keyword super occurs in an initialization expression for a field of an interface, then unless the occurrence is within the body of an anonymous class a compile-time error occurs.

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