Problem in static block execution

Question

Hi all
i have a class which has a static block and a static method.For the first time i call the static method in the class its strange that its excuting a part of the static block and entering the method later and agian turning back to static block.
but for the secon time when i call the static method in that class its fine that static block is not executed..
here is the code of the class which contains static block and static method
public class LogServices
private static String propFilename="plas.properties";
private static String file="vdvd";
static
System.out.println("Inside static block");
try
System.out.println("Inside static block of Plasma Log Services ");
          file=PropertyProvider.getProperty(propFilename,"Log4jprops"); // here i am calling another method in another class to get some string from properties
System.out.println("\n File is ********************************** "+file);
catch(Exception e)
System.out.println("Exception encountered the following Exception ["+e.getMessage()+"]");
          System.out.println("Finished static block");
public static Logger initLog()
Logger logger=Logger.getLogger(PlasmaLogServices.class);
System.out.println("File in method is:"+file);
return logger;
and in my main program i am calling this
LogServices.initLog(); and the output i observed on the screen is
Inside static block
Inside static block of Plasma Log Services
File in method is:vdvd
File is ********************************** log.properties
Finished static block
if u look at the output after " Inside static block of Plasma Log Services" (part of static block) its enetering method where " File in method is:vdvd" is printed .
After some debugging i came to know that if i remove the line
file=PropertyProvider.getProperty(propFilename,"Log4jprops"); and replace it by file="log.properties";(mean hardcoded) then the static block executes and later that method executes.
can any one pls help me in this regard???

Answer 1

The first time you instantiate a class
LogServices, it's static block is being
executed.
After you've instantiated the class, you call its
static method.
If you call the static method again, the
LogServices have their static block already
executed, so it won't be executed again.
I think that the execution of static block and static
method is not mixed, as you thought. I think it is
rather a logging issue. Most loggers do not guarantee
that logging-messages are output in correct order.
Regards, TomHello sir
tahnks for ur reply and i got that .the problem was in the propertyprovider class i had a static variable logger =PlasmaLogservices.initLog() ; and hence after that it was by passing to that static method and coming back again .
thanks for looking in to this