Question on array

[Dinesh Tahiliani]

class Test {
public static void main(String[ ] args) {
int[] a = { 1, 2, 3, 4 };
int[] b = { 2, 3, 1, 0 };
System.out.println( a [ (a = b)[3] ] );
}
}
What will it print when compiled and run ?

Answer: 1


How 1 is the answer??

[vaibhav mishra]

it seems that since a=b assignment occurs, it make referecnce a point to array reference b which is similar to in numerical sense a[any index]=b[any index] and a result is stored in temporary variable say t
where
t=(a=b)[3]
t =a[3]//this a is pointing towards b
t=0
so t is 0

it might occur that a[] value are modified but it is not so,

and the resulting statement is

System.out.println(a[t]);

which will translate to

System.out.println(a[0]);

which will print value of a[0]

which is 1
but this inner a is referencing to initial b so a's current value are
a[]={2,3,1,0} which is
same as b

a[3] has value of b[3] that is 0 stored in it
so code reduces from a[a[3]]
[code]a[3]//replacing value of a[][]

[Dinesh Tahiliani]

Thanks