automatic variable has not been initialized. problem.

[Pankaja Shinde]

1. class Car
2.{
3.static int milesPerGallon;
4.int index;
5.
6.Car(int mpg) {
7.milesPerGallon = mpg;
8.index = 0;
9.}
10.Car() {
11.}
12.
13.public static void main(String[] args) {
14.int index;
15.Car c = new Car(25);
16.
17.if (args.length > 0)
18.if (args[index].equals("Hiway"))
19.milesPerGallon*= 2;
20.System.out.println("mpg: " + milesPerGallon);
21.}
22.}

Options

1. The code compiles and displays "mpg: 50" if the command-line argument is "Hiway". If the command-line argument is not "Hiway", the code displays "mpg: 25".
2. The code compiles and displays "mpg: 50" if the command-line argument is "Hiway". If the command-line argument is not "Hiway", the code throws an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException.
3. The code does not compile because the automatic variable named index has not been initialized.
4. The code does not compile because milesPerGallon has not been initialized.
5. The code does not compile because the no-args constructor is not written correctly


Correct Answer : 3

why ?
As i think index is initialized in the constructor call at line 8. Then why option c is correct.
Explain.

pankaj shinde

[Srinivas Kumar]

The variable index declared in Class car is not static. So main method cannot access non static variables directly without having an instance of the class.
Secondly, index variable declared in main method is not initialized but trying to use it and hence the compilation error.

[Antonio Trapero]

Look variable index inside main. It iss shadowing instance variable inside main block. Cause it has not been initialized, you get a compilation error.

[Srinivas Kumar]

I guess its not even shadowing because index variable in class cannot be accessed by main() method at all.

[Antonio Trapero]

Yep, you are right.No shadows here.