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how to access static instance variables defined in static initializer block

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Hello,

Preparing for the Java exam I have a question about static initializers.
A static initializer block can be used to initialize instance and static variables (http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/initial.html). So I tried it out and it ended up with this:

//============================================================
package LearnJava;

public class Holder{
	// initialize instance varialbe
	{
		int int1 = 5;
		System.out.println("Initializing instance variable int1: " + int1);
	}
	// initialize static variable
	static {
		int sint1 = 6;
		System.out.println("Initializing static block. sint1: " + sint1);
	}
	// initialize instance varialbe
	{
		int int2 = 7;
		System.out.println("Initializing instance variable int2: " + int2);
	}
	// initialize static varialbe
	static {
		int sint2 = 8;
		System.out.println("Initializing static variable sint2: " + sint2);
	}
	
	int int1 = 5;
	
	public Holder(){
	}

	public static void main(String[] args){
		Holder h = new Holder();
		//System.out.println("Running main. sint1: " + Holder.sint1);
		System.out.println("Running main. int1: " + h.int1);
	}
}
//============================================================

I expect to be able to refer to int1, int2 and sint1 and sint2 from an instantiated class and - in the case of the static variables - from the class directly. But this class does not compile because of line
System.out.println("Running main. sint1: " + Holder.sint1).
Also System.out.println("Running main. sint1: " + h.sint1) doesn't compile. The error is:

 error: cannot find symbol
		System.out.println("Running main. sint1: " + Holder.sint1);
		                                                   ^
  symbol:   variable sint1
  location: class Holder
1 error

If I comment out this line it compiles and I get output 

Initializing static block. sint1: 6
Initializing static variable sint2: 8
Initializing instance variable int1: 5
Initializing instance variable int2: 7
Running main. int1: 5

Q:
Why is the instance variable in the static {} block suddenly unknown? And why can the instance variable declared in {} be resolved???
Does this mean the static variable scan only be initialized outside any block?

Related: When I put static int sint1 = 6; n ieither the constructor or main() I get an Netbeans error  "illegal start of expression" (the line gets underlined red and hovering over displays the error). Running te program gives a dialog "no main classes found"

Thanks,

Marc

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how to access static instance variables defined in static initializer block Marc B <marc.at.compass@gmail.com> - 2013-11-18 14:42 -0800
  Re: how to access static instance variables defined in static initializer block Marc B <marc.at.compass@gmail.com> - 2013-11-18 14:51 -0800
    Re: how to access static instance variables defined in static initializer block Marc B <marc.at.compass@gmail.com> - 2013-11-18 15:01 -0800
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