Static and runtime types: Correct Solution


Given the following type declarations:

public interface Mases {
    public Mases stePnel(Mases ed);
}

public class Ladlac implements Mases {
    public Mases stePnel(Mases ed) {
        return this;
    }
}

public class Calghi implements Mases {
    public Mases stePnel(Mases ed) {
        return ed;
    }
}

...and given the following setup code:

Mases foo = new Calghi();
Mases bar = new Ladlac();

Part 1

Draw an AST for the following expression, labeling the static type (a.k.a. compile-time type) of each node in the tree:

foo.stePnel(foo.stePnel(bar))

(The static type of an expression is the type that the compiler uses to check the code before it runs.)

Solution


Part 2

Draw an AST for the same expression, this time labeling the runtime type of each node in the tree.

(The runtime type of an expression is the type of the actual value that appears when the code runs.)

Solution


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