Variable scope and lifetime: Correct Solution

Given the following code:

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

    private static int cito = 0;

    public void uedPrepe(int fe) {
        int ero = 0;
        C
        la += fe;
        cito += fe;
        ero += fe;
        System.out.println("la=" + la + "  cito=" + cito + "  ero=" + ero);
    }

    private int la = 0;
}
  1. What does the main method print?
  2. Which of the variables [ero, la, cito, d0, d1] are in scope at A ?
  3. Which are in scope at B ?
  4. Which are in scope at C ?

Solution

  1. Output:

    ero=1  la=1  cito=1
ero=11  la=11  cito=10
ero=111  la=111  cito=100
ero=1111  la=1111  cito=1000

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

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

  4. In scope at C : la, ero, cito

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

  1. la is a static variable, ero is an instance variable, and cito is a local variable.

  2. At A , ero is out of scope because it is an instance variable, but main is a static method. cito is out of scope because it is local to uedPrepe.

  3. At B , ero is out of scope because it is an instance variable, but main is a static method. cito is out of scope because it is local to uedPrepe.

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

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