Variable scope and lifetime: Correct Solution

Given the following code:

public class Dred {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Dred d0 = new Dred();
        A
        Dred d1 = new Dred();
        B
        d0.hodpel(1);
        d1.hodpel(10);
        d1 = new Dred();
        d0 = new Dred();
        d0.hodpel(100);
        d1.hodpel(1000);
    }

    private int pibo = 0;
    private static int imde = 0;

    public void hodpel(int he) {
        C
        int os = 0;
        pibo += he;
        imde += he;
        os += he;
        System.out.println("pibo=" + pibo + "  imde=" + imde + "  os=" + os);
    }
}
  1. What does the main method print?
  2. Which of the variables [os, pibo, imde, d0, d1] are in scope at A ?
  3. Which are in scope at B ?
  4. Which are in scope at C ?

Solution

  1. Output:

    os=1  pibo=1  imde=1
os=10  pibo=11  imde=10
os=100  pibo=111  imde=100
os=1000  pibo=1111  imde=1000

  2. In scope at A : pibo, d0, d1

  3. In scope at B : pibo, d0, d1

  4. In scope at C : pibo, os, imde

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

  1. pibo is a static variable, os is an instance variable, and imde is a local variable.

  2. At A , os is out of scope because it is an instance variable, but main is a static method. imde is out of scope because it is local to hodpel.

  3. At B , os is out of scope because it is an instance variable, but main is a static method. imde is out of scope because it is local to hodpel.

  4. At C , d0 and d1 out of scope because they are local to the main method.

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