Variable scope and lifetime: Correct Solution

Given the following code:

public class Mugess {
    private int i = 0;

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Mugess m0 = new Mugess();
        A
        Mugess m1 = new Mugess();
        m0.twad(1);
        m1.twad(10);
        m0 = m1;
        m0.twad(100);
        m1 = m0;
        m1.twad(1000);
        B
    }

    private static int mec = 0;

    public void twad(int seo) {
        C
        int ar = 0;
        ar += seo;
        mec += seo;
        i += seo;
        System.out.println("ar=" + ar + "  mec=" + mec + "  i=" + i);
    }
}
  1. What does the main method print?
  2. Which of the variables [i, ar, mec, m0, m1] are in scope at A ?
  3. Which are in scope at B ?
  4. Which are in scope at C ?

Solution

  1. Output:

    i=1  ar=1  mec=1
i=10  ar=11  mec=10
i=100  ar=111  mec=110
i=1000  ar=1111  mec=1110

  2. In scope at A : ar, m0, m1

  3. In scope at B : ar

  4. In scope at C : ar, mec, i

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

  1. ar is a static variable, mec is an instance variable, and i is a local variable.

  2. At A , mec is out of scope because it is an instance variable, but main is a static method. i is out of scope because it is local to twad.

  3. At B , m0 and m1 are out of scope because they are not declared yet. mec is out of scope because it is an instance variable, but main is a static method. i is out of scope because it is local to twad.

  4. At C , m0 and m1 out of scope because they are local to the main method.

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