Class.forName will do it.
RPS
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Delahunty [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 8:25 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [Slightly off-topic] Static intialisers
>
> I am posting this questions on this list for a quick answer, plus this
> mailing list more techinical than others.
>
> Question
>
> If i have two static member variable in a class and a static code block to
> intialise the variables. I want to know exactly when the static code block
> will be run. Ok the quick answer is when the JVM loads the class into
> memory, but what i want to know is when does the JVM load the class into
> memory.
>
> is it only the first time a static method on the class is called. ( eg
> MyClass.callStaticMethod() )
> or can you use Class.forname("MyClass");
>
> I want the static block of code to have already run before any of the
> static
> methods are called, how can i force this.
>
> cheers
>
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