from mock exam

[poornima viswa]

hi,
This code is from a mock exam
please read the code below and tell me why it gives an output as 5,8 i thought it would be 2,5,8.
I think i am not able to understand the flow of the program, can anyone please explain this to me

public class test{
    public static void main(String[] args){
        for(int i=0;i<10;++i){
            try{
                if (i%3==0) throw new Exception("EO");
                try{
                    if(i%3==1) throw new Exception("EI");
                    System.out.println(i);
                }catch(Exception inner){
                    i*=2;
                }finally{
                    ++i;
                }
            }catch(Exception outer){
                i+=3;
            }finally{
                ++i;
            }
        }
    }
}

Thankx in advance

****I added UBB code to make this more readable, Bill ****
[This message has been edited by bill bozeman (edited December 12, 2000).]

[bill bozeman]

Again, step through the code with a pen and paper.
1. i=0, first if statement is true, so it goes to outer catch blocks, where i becomes 3, then the finally so i is 4, then back through the loop so i is now 5.
2. i=5, first if is false, second if is false, so 5 gets printed. Goes through both finally statements, so i becomes 7, then back to the loop so i is now 8.
3. i=8, first if is false, second if is false, so 8 gets printed. Goes through both finally statements, so i becomes 10, back to the loop, which is now false, so loop ends.
4. Final answer, 5,8
Bill

[David Harrigan]

Okay,
A tricky one, but once you get your head around it, you'll see...
Let's go through this step-by-step...
Beginning of Loop.
i = 0
if i % 3 == 0 then throw exception. RESULT : TRUE - EXCEPTION THROWN
i += 3 RESULT : i = 3
execute finally block
++i : RESULT : i = 4
End of Loop.
Beginning of loop. i is incremented to 5
i = 5
if i % 3 == 0 : RESULT : FALSE
if i % 3 == 1 : RESULT : FALSE (i % 3 == 2 since i == 5)
System.out.println(i) : RESULT : 5 is output to screen
Execute Finally Block
++i : RESULT : i = 6
Here's the catch. The *FINALLY* in the outer block *ALWAYS*
executes, so:
++i : RESULT : i = 7
End Of Loop.
Beginning Of Loop. i is incremented to 8
i = 8
if i % 3 == 0 : RESULT : FALSE
if i % 3 == 1 : RESULT : FALSE(8 / 3 = 3 remainder 2)
System.out.println(i) : RESULT : 8 is output to the screen
Execute the finally block
++i : RESULT : i = 9
Execute the *outer* finally block
++i : RESULT : i = 10
Loop Terminates (since i = 10)

Confusing! But I hope this helps somewhat...

David Harrigan