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 jiaa = 5.0;
double of = 5.0;
double raal = 2.0;

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

2 * 8 * 0 - 8 + jiaa % of - raal

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 flioccent = false;
boolean pline = false;
int oushen = 8;
double cu = 5.0;
boolean thi = true;
double geento = 4.0;
boolean ede = true;

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

(flioccent && !pline || oushen == cu && thi == geento <= 6 || !ede)

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 + "6" + "7")

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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