Variable scope and lifetime: Correct Solution

Given the following code:

public class Pectliar {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Pectliar p0 = new Pectliar();
        A
        Pectliar p1 = new Pectliar();
        p0.hefa(1);
        p0 = p1;
        p1.hefa(10);
        p1 = new Pectliar();
        p0.hefa(100);
        p1.hefa(1000);
        B
    }

    public void hefa(int a) {
        C
        int ur = 0;
        ce += a;
        troc += a;
        ur += a;
        System.out.println("ce=" + ce + "  troc=" + troc + "  ur=" + ur);
    }

    private int troc = 0;
    private static int ce = 0;
}
  1. What does the main method print?
  2. Which of the variables [ur, ce, troc, p0, p1] are in scope at A ?
  3. Which are in scope at B ?
  4. Which are in scope at C ?

Solution

  1. Output:

    ur=1  ce=1  troc=1
ur=11  ce=10  troc=10
ur=111  ce=110  troc=100
ur=1111  ce=1000  troc=1000

  2. In scope at A : ur, p0, p1

  3. In scope at B : ur

  4. In scope at C : ur, ce, troc

Explanation (which you do not need to write out in your submitted solution):

  1. ur is a static variable, ce is an instance variable, and troc is a local variable.

  2. At A , ce is out of scope because it is an instance variable, but main is a static method. troc is out of scope because it is local to hefa.

  3. At B , p0 and p1 are out of scope because they are not declared yet. ce is out of scope because it is an instance variable, but main is a static method. troc is out of scope because it is local to hefa.

  4. At C , p0 and p1 out of scope because they are local to the main method.

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