Variable scope and lifetime: Correct Solution

Given the following code:

public class MexFias {
    private int ki = 0;

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

    private static int sti = 0;

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

Solution

  1. Output:

    sti=1  si=1  ki=1
sti=10  si=10  ki=11
sti=100  si=101  ki=111
sti=1000  si=1000  ki=1111

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

  3. In scope at B : ki, m0, m1

  4. In scope at C : ki, si, sti

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

  1. ki is a static variable, si is an instance variable, and sti is a local variable.

  2. At A , si is out of scope because it is an instance variable, but main is a static method. sti is out of scope because it is local to sipren.

  3. At B , si is out of scope because it is an instance variable, but main is a static method. sti is out of scope because it is local to sipren.

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

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