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[gayatri ganesh]

Hi,
Can someone give an example to explain this question and the answer ?

Suppose that the superclass constructor invocation, "super(argumentListopt);", appears explicitly in a subclass constructor. If a compile-time error is to be avoided then the arguments for the superclass constructor invocation, "super(argumentListopt);", can not refer to which of the following?

a. Static variables declared in this class or any superclass.
b. Instance variables declared in this class or any superclass.
c. Static methods declared in this class or any superclass.
d. Instance methods declared in this class or any superclass.
e. The keyword this.
f. The keyword super

Answer b,d,e,f

Thank You

[Liang Anmian]

Option A is legal. Static variables/methods are not tied to any particular instance of the class, so it is legal to call them in this fashion.

Option B is illegal, because the superclass constructor must complete before you have access to the instance variables/methods of your own class.

Option C is legal. Same reason as option A.

Option D is illegal. Same reason as option B.

Option E is illegal. Same reason as option B. If the superclass constructor has not completed, you will not have access to the "this" reference.

Sorry, but for option F, I don't quite know how to explain. Maybe another kind soul can do it?