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While this statement typically holds true, it can be misleading since it does not account for instances that use values of static final fields initialized at a later stage. Even if a field is static final, it is not necessarily initialized at first go.
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This rule appears in the C++ Secure Coding Standard as DCL14-CPP. Do not make assumptions about the order of global variable initialization across translation units.
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\[[JLS 05|AA. Java References#JLS 05]\] Sections [8.3.2.1, Initializers for Class Variables|http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/classes.html#8.3.2.1]; [12.4, Initialization of Classes and Interfaces|http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/execution.html#12.4] \[[Bloch 05|AA. Java References#Bloch 05]\] Puzzle 49: Larger Than Life \[[MITRE 09|AA. Java References#MITRE 09]\] [CWE ID 665|http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/665.html] "Improper Initialization" |
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