conditional operators

Question 1

class EBH201 {

  public static void main (String[] args) {

    int a = 1 || 2 ^ 3 && 5;

    int b = ((1 || 2) ^ 3) && 5;

    int c = 1 || (2 ^ (3 && 5));

    System.out.print(a + "," + b + "," + c);

}}

What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?

a.   Prints: 0,0,0

b.  Prints: 0,0,3

c.   Prints: 0,3,0

d.  Prints: 0,3,3

e.   Prints: 3,0,0

f.   Prints: 3,0,3

g.  Prints: 3,3,0

h.  Prints: 3,3,3

i.   Run-time error

j.   Compile-time error

k.  None of the above

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Question 2

class EBH202 {

  static boolean a, b, c;

  public static void main (String[] args) {

    boolean x = (a = true) || (b = true) && (c = true);

    System.out.print(a + "," + b + "," + c);

}}

What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?

a.   Prints: false,false,false

b.  Prints: false,false,true

c.   Prints: false,true,false

d.  Prints: false,true,true

e.   Prints: true,false,false

f.   Prints: true,false,true

g.  Prints: true,true,false

h.  Prints: true,true,true

i.   Run-time error

j.   Compile-time error

k.  None of the above

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Question 3

class EBH203 {

  static boolean a, b, c;

  public static void main (String[] args) {

    boolean x = a || (b = true) && (c = true);

    System.out.print(a + "," + b + "," + c);

}}

What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?

a.   Prints: false,false,false

b.  Prints: false,false,true

c.   Prints: false,true,false

d.  Prints: false,true,true

e.   Prints: true,false,false

f.   Prints: true,false,true

g.  Prints: true,true,false

h.  Prints: true,true,true

i.   Run-time error

j.   Compile-time error

k.  None of the above

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Question 4

class EBH204 {

  static boolean m1(String s, boolean b) {

    System.out.print(s + (b ? "T" : "F"));

    return b;

  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {

    m1("A",m1("B",false) || m1("C",true) || m1("D",false));

}}

What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?

a.   Prints: ATBFCT

b.  Prints: ATBFCTDF

c.   Prints: BFCTAT

d.  Prints: BTCTDFAT

e.   Run-time error

f.   Compile-time error

g.  None of the above

Answers

No.	Answer		Remark
1	j	Compile-time error	Both operands of the conditional and operator and the conditional or operator must be of type boolean.
2	e	Prints: true,false,false	The conditional and expression is not evaluated, because the left hand operand of the conditional or expression is true. The original expression is as follows: x = (a = true) || (b = true) && (c = true). The left hand operand of the conditional or expression is the result of the assignment expression, (a = true). Since the left hand operand of the conditional or expression is true, the right hand operand will not be evaluated. In this case, the right hand operand is the conditional and expression. Consequently, neither operand of the conditional and expression is evaluated and the variables, b and c, maintain their default values of false.
3	d	Prints: false,true,true	The right hand operand of the conditional or operator is evaluated only if the left hand operand is false. The right hand operand of the conditional and operator is only evaluated if the left hand operand is true. In this case, the left hand operand of the conditional or operator is false, so the right hand operand must also be evaluated. The left hand operand of the conditional and operator is the result of the conditional or expression, true, so the right hand operand is evaluated.
4	c	Prints: BFCTAT	The right operand of the conditional or operator is evaluated only if the left hand operand is false. In this case, the left operand of the first conditional or operator is false so the right hand operand is evaluated. No further evaluation of the expression is necessary so the right hand operand of the second conditional or operator is not evaluated.