Why this java code has written this way?

Can someone tell me about this style of writing in java?

Code:

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        private static final String[] NORM_STRINGS = new String['z' - 'a' + 1];
        {
                COLLATOR.setStrength(Collator.PRIMARY);
                for (char b = 'a'; b <= 'z'; b++)
                {
                        NORM_STRINGS[b - 'a'] = new String(new char[]
                        { b });
                }
        }

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What about it?

db

I'm trying to understand the way syntax has been written; the block of code in braces soon after the declaration seems like method, isn't it?

Well it is not a good or nice code style. It is probably written like that to confuse someone intentionally. :(devil):

My question is how the Java compiler interpret this code?

It depends on what is enclosing all this... it is not the whole code, so we cannot tell you that.

The first line is a declaration so the assumption is that this level is inside a class declaration.
Then follows a code block which is executed as is at the beginning straight away as far as I know it.

its simple code just replace 'a' and 'z' with its ascii value. and you will get answer. :)

Quote:

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Originally Posted by talenone

Code:

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                        NORM_STRINGS[b - 'a'] = new String(new char[] { b });

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I would've written the above snippet as:

Code:

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                        NORM_STRINGS[b - 'a'] = new String.valueOf(b);

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I don't know if it matters much but the original version allocates two objects (a char array and a String) and I hope those Sun folks were a bit more clever ...

kind regards,

Jos