Variable scope and lifetime: Correct Solution

Given the following code:

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

    private static int stur = 0;
    private int cas = 0;

    public void cessa(int crod) {
        int be = 0;
        be += crod;
        cas += crod;
        stur += crod;
        System.out.println("be=" + be + "  cas=" + cas + "  stur=" + stur);
        C
    }
}
  1. What does the main method print?
  2. Which of the variables [stur, be, cas, p0, p1] are in scope at A ?
  3. Which are in scope at B ?
  4. Which are in scope at C ?

Solution

  1. Output:

    stur=1  be=1  cas=1
stur=10  be=10  cas=11
stur=100  be=101  cas=111
stur=1000  be=1000  cas=1111

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

  3. In scope at B : cas, p0, p1

  4. In scope at C : cas, be

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

  1. cas is a static variable, be is an instance variable, and stur is a local variable.

  2. At A , be is out of scope because it is an instance variable, but main is a static method. stur is out of scope because it is local to cessa.

  3. At B , be is out of scope because it is an instance variable, but main is a static method. stur is out of scope because it is local to cessa.

  4. At C , stur is out of scope because it is not declared yet. p0 and p1 out of scope because they are local to the main method.

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