Drawing ASTs for expressions: Correct Solution

For each of the Java expressions below:

• Draw an AST for the expression.
• Show how the expression evaluates at each node in the tree.

Be sure that your tree accurately reflects how Java would evaluate the expression.

Part 1

Given the following variables:

double plississ = 5.0;
double spron = 3.0;
int zossast = 9;

...draw the AST and evaluation results for the following expression:

plississ % spron + 4 + 6 + zossast

Solution

Things to double-check in your solution:

• Do you have the left and right branches on the correct side?
• Did you indicate the difference between ints and floating point values?

Part 2

Given the following variables:

boolean ra = false;
int u = 5;
double lucce = 3.0;
int pinser = 5;

...draw the AST and evaluation results for the following expression:

(ra && !(u < 5)) || 2 < 4 && lucce >= pinser

Solution

Things to double-check in your solution:

• Does your tree correctly reflect the precedence of && and ||?
• Did you correctly show short-circuiting? (That is when the right branch of && or || is never evaluated because the left branch already determines the answer.)

Part 3

Draw the AST and evaluation results for the following expression:

(0 + 1 + 2 + "3") + 4 + 5

Solution

Things to double-check in your solution:

• Did you indicate the distinction between ints and Strings?
• Are your left/right branches correct?

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