Static and runtime types: Correct Solution


Given the following type declarations:

public interface OecDids {
    public OecDids fipeph(OecDids og);
}

public class Pral implements OecDids {
    public OecDids fipeph(OecDids og) {
        return this;
    }
}

public class SoiWiorcep implements OecDids {
    public OecDids fipeph(OecDids og) {
        return new Pral();
    }
}

...and given the following setup code:

SoiWiorcep foo = new SoiWiorcep();
Pral bar = new Pral();

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.fipeph(foo.fipeph(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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