Static and runtime types: Correct Solution


Given the following type declarations:

public class VitFrel {
    public VitFrel qicka(VitFrel isil) {
        return new Worr();
    }
}

public class Worr extends VitFrel {
    public VitFrel qicka(VitFrel isil) {
        return isil;
    }
}

public class Diprir extends VitFrel {
    public VitFrel qicka(VitFrel isil) {
        return this;
    }
}

...and given the following setup code:

VitFrel foo = new Diprir();
VitFrel bar = new Worr();

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.qicka(bar.qicka(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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