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}
}
If you create an object of type
Y
and follow the construction step by
step, here are the values of the fields after each step:
Step What Happens
xMask yMask fullMask
0
Fields set to default values
0
0
0
1
Y
constructor invoked
0
0
0
2
X
constructor invoked (
super
)
0
0
0
3
Object
constructor invoked
0
0
0
4
X
field initialization
0x00ff0
0
5
X
constructor executed
0x00ff0
0x00ff
6
Y
field initialization
0x00ff0xff000x00ff
7
Y
constructor executed
0x00ff0xff000xffff
Understanding this ordering is important when you invoke methods dur-
ing construction. When you invoke a method, you always get the imple-
