Variable scope and lifetime: Correct Solution

Given the following code:

public class Acia {
    private int pusm = 0;
    private static int ot = 0;

    public void pless(int inci) {
        A
        int prac = 0;
        pusm += inci;
        prac += inci;
        ot += inci;
        System.out.println("pusm=" + pusm + "  prac=" + prac + "  ot=" + ot);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Acia a0 = new Acia();
        B
        Acia a1 = new Acia();
        a0.pless(1);
        a1.pless(10);
        a0.pless(100);
        a1 = a0;
        a0 = a1;
        a1.pless(1000);
        C
    }
}
  1. What does the main method print?
  2. Which of the variables [ot, pusm, prac, a0, a1] are in scope at A ?
  3. Which are in scope at B ?
  4. Which are in scope at C ?

Solution

  1. Output:

    ot=1  pusm=1  prac=1
ot=10  pusm=10  prac=11
ot=101  pusm=100  prac=111
ot=1101  pusm=1000  prac=1111

  2. In scope at A : prac, ot, pusm

  3. In scope at B : prac, a0, a1

  4. In scope at C : prac

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

  1. prac is a static variable, ot is an instance variable, and pusm is a local variable.

  2. At A , a0 and a1 out of scope because they are local to the main method.

  3. At B , ot is out of scope because it is an instance variable, but main is a static method. pusm is out of scope because it is local to pless.

  4. At C , a0 and a1 are out of scope because they are not declared yet. ot is out of scope because it is an instance variable, but main is a static method. pusm is out of scope because it is local to pless.

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