Default constructor does not initialize the instance members of the class?

Question

I encountered a question that asks \"Which of the following are true about the \"default\" constructor?\"

and an option \"It initializes the instance members of the cla

Answer 1

In Java fields are initialized before the constructor. This can be easily proved by the following code:

public class MyClass {

    int myField = initMyField();

    MyClass(){
        System.out.println("ctor");
    }

    static int initMyField() {
        System.out.println("init field");
        return 1;
    }
}

output

init field
ctor

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