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Re: startup code

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On 8/29/2012 11:18 AM, bob smith wrote:
> On Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:28:09 AM UTC-5, Patricia Shanahan wrote:
>> On 8/29/2012 8:14 AM, bob smith wrote:
>>
>> ...
>>
>>> I have a font class, and it needs to load a bitmap containing the fonts.
>>
>>
>>
>> When do you need the bitmap? For example, it might be needed on first
>>
>> call to some static method in the class, or the first time an instance
>>
>> of the class is created ...
>>
>>
>>
>> Patricia
>
> On first call to some static method in the class
>

In that case, put the initialization in a static initializer:

static {
   // create the bitmap
}

It will be run on the first event that causes initialization of the
class. Invocation of a static method is one of those events.

Patricia

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startup code bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-08-28 11:48 -0700
  Re: startup code Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-08-28 11:53 -0700
    Re: startup code Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-08-28 14:00 -0700
      Re: startup code Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-08-28 23:48 +0200
        Re: startup code Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-08-28 15:25 -0700
        Re: startup code Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-08-29 08:27 -0700
          Re: startup code bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-08-29 11:18 -0700
            Re: startup code Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-08-29 11:58 -0700
              Re: startup code Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-29 15:41 -0400
                Re: startup code Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-08-29 13:04 -0700
                Re: startup code Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-08-29 22:06 +0200
                Re: startup code Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-29 17:14 -0400
      Re: startup code Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-08-29 00:21 -0700
        Re: startup code Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-08-29 02:42 -0700
          Re: startup code Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-08-29 02:54 -0700
    Re: startup code Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-28 19:20 -0400
  Re: startup code Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-08-28 15:22 -0400
  Re: startup code Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-28 19:19 -0400

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