Instance variable creation in java

Question

If i have the following scenario:

public class Foo extends Baz{
  private String banana = "banana";
  //blah blah blah
}


public class Baz{
  protected static String apple = "apple"; 
}

Which get created first, apple or banana? I want to say apple gets created first, but I am not sure.

Answer 1

apple is created first. It is static, and in the parent level class.

The static initializer (which initializes the apple variable) will run as soon as the Baz class is loaded which will have to happen before an instance of Baz can be created.

The intsance initializer (which initializes the banana variable) will run as soon as an instance of Foo is created.