Static and runtime types: Correct Solution


Given the following type declarations:

public interface Spes {
    public Spes lalErkus(Spes co);
}

public class Peeb implements Spes {
    public Spes lalErkus(Spes co) {
        return new IalSmal();
    }
}

public class IalSmal implements Spes {
    public Spes lalErkus(Spes co) {
        return this;
    }
}

...and given the following setup code:

Peeb foo = new Peeb();
Spes bar = new IalSmal();

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.lalErkus(foo).lalErkus(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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