It is mentioned in passing in the Example 8.3.2.3-1 in section 8.3.2.3. In the text to the example
class Z {
static int peek() { return j; }
static int i = peek();
static int j = 1;
}
class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println(Z.i);
}
}
the caption says:
... the variable initializer for i uses the class method peek to access the value of the variable j before j has been initialized by its variable initializer, at which point it still has its default value (§4.12.5).
This should map directly to your situation.
