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:

int phe = 9;
int me = 5;
int phistpih = 2;
int beruss = 6;
double miop = 5.0;
double genas = 3.0;

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

phe - me + phistpih - (beruss - miop) % genas * 4 / 8

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 cirsic = false;
double devo = 4.0;
double i = 2.0;
boolean sionfus = true;
double entoc = 1.0;
double desmo = 5.0;

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

!(0 <= 2) && cirsic != devo < 0 && (3 <= i != 3 >= 6 || sionfus || entoc >= desmo)

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" + 8

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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