what does this "static" mean

[fechen]

I am reading Java tutorial on JNI and saw this static statement. Can anyone shed me some light?

static { System.loadLibrary("hello" }

Thank a lot,

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class HelloWorld {
public native void displayHelloWorld();

static {
System.loadLibrary("hello"
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
new HelloWorld().displayHelloWorld();
}
}

 

[palbano]

The "static" keyword insures that the block of code only executes once per process. It further ensures that the timing of the execution will be prior to any non-static code executes.

-pete

 

[fechen]

palbano,

I saw the tutorial called it "Static Initializer". That matches your explanation. I searched the web, didn't find more details. Do you know any web pages regarding to this topic?

Thanks,