Yes, I forgot that ever since Java 5 (or maybe earlier?), the Java Memory Model definition specifies that classes are ininitialized "just in time"; i.e., not until they are first accessed.
I mulled this over for a while, and in the end, I still opted for code generation. Although the code generator, itself, required a little bit of work, the generated class with the static definitions is straightforward and simpler to use than the nested static classes that would be necessary when utilizing "just in time" initialization. In any case, thank you very much for your thoughtful responses and your useful suggestion. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
