Variable scope and lifetime: Correct Solution

Given the following code:

public class Nongsio {
    private int em = 0;

    public void fueIun(int ci) {
        int e = 0;
        em += ci;
        e += ci;
        rou += ci;
        System.out.println("em=" + em + "  e=" + e + "  rou=" + rou);
        A
    }

    private static int rou = 0;

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        B
        Nongsio n0 = new Nongsio();
        Nongsio n1 = new Nongsio();
        C
        n0.fueIun(1);
        n1.fueIun(10);
        n1 = new Nongsio();
        n0 = new Nongsio();
        n0.fueIun(100);
        n1.fueIun(1000);
    }
}
  1. What does the main method print?
  2. Which of the variables [rou, em, e, n0, n1] are in scope at A ?
  3. Which are in scope at B ?
  4. Which are in scope at C ?

Solution

  1. Output:

    rou=1  em=1  e=1
rou=10  em=10  e=11
rou=100  em=100  e=111
rou=1000  em=1000  e=1111

  2. In scope at A : e, rou

  3. In scope at B : e, n0

  4. In scope at C : e, n0, n1

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

  1. e is a static variable, rou is an instance variable, and em is a local variable.

  2. At A , em is out of scope because it is not declared yet. n0 and n1 out of scope because they are local to the main method.

  3. At B , n1 is out of scope because it is not declared yet. rou is out of scope because it is an instance variable, but main is a static method. em is out of scope because it is local to fueIun.

  4. At C , rou is out of scope because it is an instance variable, but main is a static method. em is out of scope because it is local to fueIun.

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