What is the difference between a static and a non-static initialization code block

Question

My question is about one particular usage of static keyword. It is possible to use static keyword to cover a code block within a class which does not belong to

Answer 1

"final" guarantees that a variable must be initialized before end of object initializer code. Likewise "static final" guarantees that a variable will be initialized by the end of class initialization code. Omitting the "static" from your initialization code turns it into object initialization code; thus your variable no longer satisfies its guarantees.