Multiple Static methods

Question

I have declared three static methods in my java program, apart from the main()

method. Since a static method is executed first when a program is run, which

method will be executed first? Will it be one of the static methods that I have

declared, or will it be the main method?

Answer 1

The main method will be executed first, unless you explicitly execute one of the other static methods in a static initializer block or in the initialization of a static variable.

For example, here's a scenario in which static methods (method1 and method2) are executed before the main method :

public class SomeClass
{
    static int v = method2 ();

    static {
        method1 ();
    }

    public static void main (String[] args)
    {

    }

    public static void method1 ()
    {

    }

    public static int method2 ()
    {
        return 5;
    }

}