An attribute dependency exists when initializing one attribute requires another attribute to be initialized first. Write a dependent attribute before its dependency as a1 → a2; generate a2 before a1. section 9.3.4
Use dependency relationships to order generated initialization code:
- Represent each attribute by its definition index and connect dependent attributes to the attributes they reference. section 9.3.4
- Follow dependency chains such as 4 → 2, then emit initialization for attribute 2 before attribute 4. section 9.3.4
Out-of-order generated fields
Generated code such as attribute1 = this.attribute2 followed by attribute2 = 42 initializes fields in the wrong order. Reordering the generated assignments resolves the dependency: initialize attribute2 first, then attribute1. section 9.3.4
