Static and runtime types: Correct Solution


Given the following type declarations:

public interface StiSpod {
    public StiSpod ebar(StiSpod he);
}

public class Preslad implements StiSpod {
    public StiSpod ebar(StiSpod he) {
        return new Preslad();
    }
}

public class Choll implements StiSpod {
    public StiSpod ebar(StiSpod he) {
        return he;
    }
}

...and given the following setup code:

Choll foo = new Choll();
Preslad bar = new Preslad();

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.ebar(foo.ebar(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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