Variable scope and lifetime: Correct Solution

Given the following code:

public class Wanta {
    private static int nioc = 0;

    public void cuer(int a) {
        int fril = 0;
        bi += a;
        nioc += a;
        fril += a;
        System.out.println("bi=" + bi + "  nioc=" + nioc + "  fril=" + fril);
        A
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        B
        Wanta w0 = new Wanta();
        Wanta w1 = new Wanta();
        w0.cuer(1);
        w1.cuer(10);
        w0.cuer(100);
        w0 = new Wanta();
        w1 = w0;
        w1.cuer(1000);
        C
    }

    private int bi = 0;
}
  1. What does the main method print?
  2. Which of the variables [fril, bi, nioc, w0, w1] are in scope at A ?
  3. Which are in scope at B ?
  4. Which are in scope at C ?

Solution

  1. Output:

    fril=1  bi=1  nioc=1
fril=10  bi=11  nioc=10
fril=101  bi=111  nioc=100
fril=1000  bi=1111  nioc=1000

  2. In scope at A : bi, fril

  3. In scope at B : bi, w0

  4. In scope at C : bi

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

  1. bi is a static variable, fril is an instance variable, and nioc is a local variable.

  2. At A , nioc is out of scope because it is not declared yet. w0 and w1 out of scope because they are local to the main method.

  3. At B , w1 is out of scope because it is not declared yet. fril is out of scope because it is an instance variable, but main is a static method. nioc is out of scope because it is local to cuer.

  4. At C , w0 and w1 are out of scope because they are not declared yet. fril is out of scope because it is an instance variable, but main is a static method. nioc is out of scope because it is local to cuer.

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