On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Stuart Ballard wrote:
> Patrick Doyle wrote:
> >
> > However, I can't find this reply. Does anyone know where I might
> > find it?
>
> Try here:
>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01820.html
Thanks for the pointer. Its followups are basically pointing out that
recursive class initialization is well-defined by the JVM spec.
However, I don't think that's the central issue. There really is a
fundamental initialization problem here:
- Constant pool strings NEED intern().
- Intern() USES a Hashtable.
- Instantiating Hashtable NEEDS Hashtable.<clinit> to be executed.
- Hashtable.<clinit> USES constant pool strings.
As classpath stands, I can't see any way to do this correctly. Am I
missing it? What is the sequence of events which causes these things to
be initialized properly?
Then, assuming there is such a correct sequence, doesn't this code still
seem somewhat obscure? Should it be rewritten so as not to rely so
heavily on Java's precise initialization semantics, just for clarity?
--
Patrick Doyle
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