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Instance initializer block
| Instance Initializer block is used to initialize the instance data member. It run each time when object of the class is created. |
| The initialization of the instance variable can be done directly but there can be performed extra operations while initializing the instance variable in the instance initializer block. |
Que) What is the use of instance initializer block while we can directly assign a value in instance data member? For example:
Why use instance initializer block?
| Suppose I have to perform some operations while assigning value to instance data member e.g. a for loop to fill a complex array or error handling etc. |
Example of instance initializer block
| Let’s see the simple example of instance initializer block that performs initialization. |
Output:speed is 100 speed is 100
There are three places in java where you can perform operations:
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What is invoked first, instance initializer block or constructor?
Output:instance initializer block invoked constructor is invoked instance initializer block invoked constructor is invoked
| In the above example, it seems that instance initializer block is firstly invoked but NO. Instance intializer block is invoked at the time of object creation. The java compiler copies the instance initializer block in the constructor after the first statement super(). So firstly, constructor is invoked. Let’s understand it by the figure given below: |
Note: The java compiler copies the code of instance initializer block in every constructor.
Rules for instance initializer block :
| There are mainly three rules for the instance initializer block. They are as follows: |
- The instance initializer block is created when instance of the class is created.
- The instance initializer block is invoked after the parent class constructor is invoked (i.e. after super() constructor call).
- The instance initializer block comes in the order in which they appear.
Program of instance initializer block that is invoked after super()
Output:parent class constructor invoked instance initializer block is invoked child class constructor invoked
Another example of instance block
parent class constructor invoked instance initializer block is invoked child class constructor invoked parent class constructor invoked instance initializer block is invoked child class constructor invoked 10
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