Which of the following class level (nonlocal) variable declarations will not compile?

public Object m() 
{  
    Object o = new Float(3.14F); 
    Object [] oa = new Object[l];
    oa[0] = o; /* Line 5 */
    o = null;  /* Line 6 */
    oa[0] = null; /* Line 7 */
    return o; /* Line 8 */
}

Correct Answer: just after line 7

Explanation:

Option A is wrong. This simply copies the object reference into the array.

Option B is wrong. The reference o is set to null, but, oa[0] still maintains the reference to the Float object.

Option C is correct. The thread of execution will then not have access to the object.

class HappyGarbage01 
{ 
    public static void main(String args[]) 
    {
        HappyGarbage01 h = new HappyGarbage01(); 
        h.methodA(); /* Line 6 */
    } 
    Object methodA() 
    {
        Object obj1 = new Object(); 
        Object [] obj2 = new Object[1]; 
        obj2[0] = obj1; 
        obj1 = null; 
        return obj2[0]; 
    } 
}

Correct Answer: Garbage collector never invoked in methodA()

Explanation:

Option D is correct. Garbage collection takes place after the method has returned its reference to the object. The method returns to line 6, there is no reference to store the return value. so garbage collection takes place after line 6.

Option A is wrong. Because the reference to obj1 is stored in obj2[0]. The Object obj1 still exists on the heap and can be accessed by an active thread through the reference stored in obj2[0].

Option B is wrong. Because it is only one of the references to the object obj1, the other reference is maintained in obj2[0].

Option C is wrong. The garbage collector will not be called here because a reference to the object is being maintained and returned in obj2[0].

class X2 
{
    public X2 x;
    public static void main(String [] args) 
    {
        X2 x2 = new X2();  /* Line 6 */
        X2 x3 = new X2();  /* Line 7 */
        x2.x = x3;
        x3.x = x2;
        x2 = new X2();
        x3 = x2; /* Line 11 */
        doComplexStuff();
    }
}

Correct Answer: 2

Explanation:

This is an example of the islands of isolated objects. By the time line 11 has run, the objects instantiated in lines 6 and 7 are referring to each other, but no live thread can reach either of them.

public class X 
{
    public static void main(String [] args) 
    {
        X x = new X();
        X x2 = m1(x); /* Line 6 */
        X x4 = new X();
        x2 = x4; /* Line 8 */
        doComplexStuff();
    }
    static X m1(X mx) 
    {
        mx = new X();
        return mx;
    }
}

Correct Answer: 1

Explanation:

By the time line 8 has run, the only object without a reference is the one generated as a result of line 6. Remember that "Java is pass by value," so the reference variable x is not affected by the m1() method.

class Test 
{  
    private Demo d; 
    void start() 
    {  
        d = new Demo(); 
        this.takeDemo(d); /* Line 7 */
    } /* Line 8 */
    void takeDemo(Demo demo) 
    { 
        demo = null;  
        demo = new Demo(); 
    } 
}

Correct Answer: When the instance running this code is made eligible for garbage collection.

Explanation:

Option D is correct. By a process of elimination.

Option A is wrong. The variable d is a member of the Test class and is never directly set to null.

Option B is wrong. A copy of the variable d is set to null and not the actual variable d.

Option C is wrong. The variable d exists outside the start() method (it is a class member). So, when the start() method finishes the variable d still holds a reference.

Correct Answer: private

Explanation:

Correct Answer: public static short stop = 23;

Explanation:

public class Outer 
{ 
    public void someOuterMethod() 
    {
        //Line 5 
    } 
    public class Inner { } 
    
    public static void main(String[] argv) 
    {
        Outer ot = new Outer(); 
        //Line 10
    } 
} 

Correct Answer: new Inner(); //At line 5

Explanation:

Option A compiles without problem.

Option B gives error - non-static variable cannot be referenced from a static context.

Option C package ot does not exist.

Option D gives error - non-static variable cannot be referenced from a static context.

class A 
{  
    protected int method1(int a, int b) 
    {
        return 0; 
    } 
}

Correct Answer: public int method1(int a, int b) {return 0; }

Explanation:

Option A is correct - because the class that extends A is just simply overriding method1.

Option B is wrong - because it can't override as there are less access privileges in the subclass method1.

Option C is wrong - because to override it, the return type needs to be an integer. The different return type means that the method is not overriding but the same argument list means that the method is not overloading. Conflict - compile time error.

Option D is wrong - because you can't override a method and make it a class method i.e. using static.

Correct Answer: default access

Explanation: