Kathy Book SCJP question

[Srinivas Chowdary]

Page 262 , Question 7
1 class Zippy {
2 String[] x;
3 int[] a[] = { {1,2} ,{3} } ;
4 Object c = new long[4];
5 Object[] d =x ;
6 }

answers is compilation succeeds , but it's not the case , Since x is not initalized and we are trying to assign un-initialize variable at line 5.
Compilation should fail at 5.

Is my understanding correct. Book give answer that compilation succeeds.

[Gudimella Chandana]

Hi Srini,

The class variables will be initialized to their default values. So in your example String x will be initialized to null.

Try this code

public class example{
public static void main(String args[]){
String[] x;
int[] a[] = { {1,2} ,{3} } ;
Object c = new long[4];
Object[] d =x ;
}
}

Then it will give a compilation error as the member variables have to be initialized explicitly..

Hope this clarifies your doubt.

[Gudimella Chandana]

Sorry, small rectification, please read the word member variables as local variables.

[jan ter avest]

Gudimella, tip:

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[John Lincoln]

Hi,

What chandanna, said is correct. Since in the question class zippy, all the variables are instance variables,which do need to be intialized.

But i think, the question is regarding Casting. Array X is of type String and object d is type of Object. Since all the objects in java inherit from class "Object", you can use Object to refer to any other type of object. Compiler will not complain. At run-time, it will throw a ClassCast Exception.

Hope this helps

thanks

[Srinivas Chowdary]

Thank you guys , Sorry i didn't pay attention that it's member of CLASS.
Yes i agree with you guys.