Declaration & Access Control

Question 1
package com.dan.chisholm;
public class A {
public void m1() {System.out.print("A.m1, ");}
protected void m2() {System.out.print("A.m2, ");}
private void m3() {System.out.print("A.m3, ");}
void m4() {System.out.print("A.m4, ");}
}
class B {
public static void main(String[] args) {
A a = new A();
a.m1(); // 1
a.m2(); // 2
a.m3(); // 3
a.m4(); // 4
}}

Assume that the code appears in a single file named A.java. What is the result of
attempting to compile and run the program?

a. Prints: A.m1, A.m2, A.m3, A.m4,

b. Compile-time error at 1.
c. Compile-time error at 2.
d. Compile-time error at 3.
e. Compile-time error at 4.
f. None of the above

ANSWER
Both class A and B are declared in the same package, so class B
Compile-time
1 d has access to the public, protected, and package access
error at 3.
methods of class A.

Question 2
class A {A(int i) {}} // 1
class B extends A {} // 2

Which of the following statements are true?

a. The compiler attempts to create a default constructor for class A.

b. The compiler attempts to create a default constructor for class B.
c. Compile-time error at 1.
d. Compile-time error at 2.

ANSWER
If no constructor is declared explicitly, then the compiler
will implicitly create a default constructor that accepts no
parameters, has no throws clause, and invokes its
The compiler attempts superclass constructor. Since class A has an explicitly
to create a default declared constructor, the compiler will not create an
b
2 constructor for class implicit default constructor. Class B does not have an
d
B. Compile-time error explicit constructor declaration, so the compiler attempts
at 2. to create a default constructor. Since class A does not
have a no-parameter constructor, the attempt by class B to
invoke the no parameter constructor of A would fail. As a
result, a compiler error is generated at marker 2.

Question 3
Which of the following modifiers can be applied to a constructor?

a. private
b. abstract
c. final
d. volatile
e. native
f. None of the above.

ANSWER
Constructors are not inherited and can not be overridden, so there is
no need for the final modifier in a constructor declaration.
Furthermore, an abstract constructor would be useless, since it
3 a private could never be implemented. The volatile modifier can be
applied to a field, but not to a constructor. Native constructors are not
permitted, because it would be difficult for Java to verify that the
native constructor properly invokes the superclass constructor.

Question 4
Which of the following modifiers can be applied to the declaration of a field?

a. abstract
b. final
c. private
d. protected
e. public

ANSWER
A field is a class member. A static field is sometimes called
a class variable. A non-static field is sometimes called an
b final instance variable. A variable declaration that is immediately
c private contained by a block such as a method body is called a local
4 variable. The access modifiers, private, protected and
d protected
e public public, can be applied to a field. A final field can not
have its value assigned more than once. The abstract
modifier may be applied to methods but not to fields.

Question 5
Which of the following modifiers can not be applied to a method?

a. abstract
b. private
c. protected
d. public
e. volatile
f. None of the above.

ANSWER
An abstract method declaration provides no method body. If
one abstract method is appears within a class declaration, then
the entire class must be declared abstract and the class can not
5 e volatile be instantiated. The access modifiers, private, protected and
public, can be applied to a method. The field modifiers,
transient and volatile, are not applicable to method
declarations.

Question 6
class JSC201 {
static byte m1() {
final char c1 = '\u0001';
return c1; // 1
}
static byte m2(final char c2) {return c2;} // 2
public static void main(String[] args) {
char c3 = '\u0003';
 System.out.print(""+m1()+m2(c3)); // 3
}}

What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?

a. Prints: 13
b. Prints: 4
c. Compile-time error at 1
d. Compile-time error at 2
e. Run-time error
f. None of the above

ANSWER
There is a compile-time error at 2. The char type variable c2 is not
a compile-time constant, so it can not be assigned to type byte
without an explicit cast. The method parameter c2 is declared final,
so the value of c2 can not be changed within method m2. The value
of method parameter c2 is set at run time to the value of the
argument that is provided when m2 is invoked at line 3. For that
reason, the method parameter c2 is not a compile-time constant. In
method m2, the statement, "return c2;", is a return statement
with an expression, c2. A compile-time error occurs if the type of
the expression is not assignable to the declared result type of the
method. The declared result type of method m2 is byte. The
return statement attempts to return the value of the char type
Compile-
variable c2. If a char value is a compile-time constant, and if the
6 d time error at
value falls within the range of type byte, then the char value is
2
assignable to type byte. In method m2, variable c2 is not a
compile-time constant, because the value of c2 is not known at
compile time. Instead, the value of c2 is assigned at run time to the
value of the argument. Since the char type variable c2 is not a
compile-time constant, the value of variable c2 is not assignable to
the return type of method m2 without an explicit cast. While the
declaration of method m2 produces a compile-time error, the
declaration of method m1 does not. The local variable c1 is
declared final and the value is set at compile time; so c1 is a
compile-time constant. The value \u0001 falls within the range of
type byte; so the value of the compile-time constant c1 is
assignable to the return type of method m1 without an explicit cast.

Question 7
Which of the following modifiers can be applied to a class that is not a nested class?
a. public
b. protected
c. private
d. abstract
e. static
f. final

ANSWER
The access modifiers, protected and private, can be
applied to a class that is a member of an enclosing class, but can
not be applied to a local class or a class that is not nested inside
another class. The static modifier can be applied to a class
that is a member of an enclosing class, but can not be applied to
a public
a local class or a class that is not nested inside another class.
7 d abstract
The public modifier can be applied to a top level class to
f final
allow the class to be accessed from outside of the package. The
abstract modifier prevents the class from being instantiated.
An abstract class may include zero, one or more
abstract methods. The final modifier prevents a class
from being extended.

Question 8
Which of the following techniques can be used to prevent the instantiation of a class by
any code outside of the class?

a. Do not declare any constructors.

b. Do not use a return statement in the constructor.
c. Declare all constructors using the keyword void to indicate that nothing is returned.
d. Declare all constructors using the private access modifier.
e. None of the above.

ANSWER
If no constructors are declared explicitly; then the compiler
will create one implicitly, and it will have the same access
modifier as the class. The explicit declaration of any
Declare all constructor will prevent the creation of a default constructor.
constructors using If all constructors are declared private, then code outside
8 d
the private of the class will not have access to the constructors and will
access modifier. not have the ability to create an instance of the class.
Constructors do not return a value and constructor
declarations do not include a return type, so the keyword
void is not applicable to a constructor declaration.
Question 9
Which of the following modifiers can be applied to a constructor?

a. protected
b. public
c. static
d. synchronized
e. transient

ANSWER
Constructors can not be inherited, so an abstract constructor
would be useless, since it could never be implemented. A
static constructor would also be useless--or nearly so--since
a protected it would be unable to access the non-static members of the new
9
b public instance. An object is not available to multiple threads during
the construction process, so the synchronized modifier
would not provide additional protection. The transient
modifier can be applied to a field, but not a constructor.

Question 10
Which of the following modifiers can be applied to the declaration of a field?

a. static
b. synchronized
c. transient
d. volatile
e. native

ANSWER
A transient field is not part of the persistent state of an
object. Transient fields are not serialized. Fields that are
a static shared between threads may be marked volatile to force
10 c transient each thread to reconcile its own working copy of the field
d volatile with the master copy stored in the main memory. The
synchronized modifier may be applied to methods but
not to fields.

Question 11
Which of the following modifiers can not be applied to a method?
a. final
b. static
c. synchronized
d. transient
e. native
f. None of the above.

ANSWER
A final method can not be overridden. A static method is
associated with a class, but not a particular instance of the class.
A thread can not enter a synchronized method without first
11 d transient
acquiring a lock. The field modifiers, transient and
volatile, are not applicable to method declarations. A
native method is implemented in platform-dependent code.

Question 12
class JSC202 {
static byte m1() {final short s1 = 2; return s1;} // 1
static byte m2(final short s2) {return s2;} // 2
public static void main(String[] args) {
short s3 = 4;
System.out.print(""+m1()+m2(s3)); // 3
}}

What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?

a. Prints: 24
b. Prints: 6
c. Compile-time error at 1.
d. Compile-time error at 2.
e. Run-time error
f. None of the above

ANSWER
12 d Compile- There is a compile-time error at 2. The short type variable s2 is
time error at not a compile-time constant, so it can not be assigned to type
2. byte without an explicit cast. The method parameter s2 is
declared final, so the value of s2 can not be changed within
method m2. The value of method parameter s2 is set at run time to
the value of the argument that is provided when m2 is invoked at
line 3. For that reason, the method parameter s2 is not a compile-
time constant. In method m2, the statement, "return s2;", is a
return statement with an expression, s2. A compile-time error
 occurs if the type of the expression is not assignable to the declared
result type of the method. The declared result type of method m2 is
byte. The return statement attempts to return the value of the
short type variable s2. If a short value is a compile-time
constant, and if the value falls within the range of type byte, then
the short value is assignable to type byte without an explicit
cast. In method m2, variable s2 is not a compile-time constant,
because the value of s2 is not known at compile time. Instead, the
value of s2 is assigned at run time to the value of the argument.
Since the short type variable s2 is not a compile-time constant,
the value of variable s2 is not assignable to the return type of
method m2 without an explicit cast. While the declaration of
method m2 produces a compile-time error, the declaration of
method m1 does not. The local variable s1 is declared final and
the value is set at compile time; so s1 is a compile-time constant.
The value 2 falls within the range of type byte; so the value of the
compile-time constant s1 is assignable to the return type of
method m1 without an explicit cast.

Question 13
// Class A is declared in a file named A.java.
package com.dan.chisholm;
public class A {
public void m1() {System.out.print("A.m1, ");}
protected void m2() {System.out.print("A.m2, ");}
private void m3() {System.out.print("A.m3, ");}
void m4() {System.out.print("A.m4, ");}
}
// Class D is declared in a file named D.java.
package com.dan.chisholm.other;
import com.dan.chisholm.A;
public class D {
public static void main(String[] args) {
A a = new A();
a.m1(); // 1
a.m2(); // 2
a.m3(); // 3
a.m4(); // 4
}}

What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?

a. Prints: A.m1, A.m2, A.m3, A.m4,

b. Compile-time error at 1.
c. Compile-time error at 2.
d. Compile-time error at 3.
e. Compile-time error at 4.

ANSWER
Classes A and D are not declared in the same package,
Compile-time error at so class D does not have access to package access
c
2. Compile-time error
13 d method, m4. Since class D does not extend class A, class
at 3. Compile-time
e D does not have access to the protected method, m2,
error at 4.
of class A.

Question 14
Which of the follow statements is true.

a. An anonymous class can be declared abstract.

b. A local class can be declared abstract.
c. An abstract class can be instantiated.
d. An abstract class is implicitly final.
e. An abstract class must declare at least one abstract method.
f. An abstract class can not extend a concrete class.

ANSWER
An anonymous class can not be extended; therefore, an
anonymous class can not be declared abstract. A local
class can be abstract. An abstract class can not be
A local class can
instantiated. If a class declaration contains an abstract
14 b be declared
method, then the class must also be declared abstract. A
abstract.
class can be declared abstract even if it does not contain
an abstract method. An abstract class can never be
declared final.

Question 15
Which of the following statements are true?

a. The compiler will create a default constructor if no other constructor is declared.

b. The default constructor takes no arguments.
c. If a class A has a direct superclass, then the default constructor of class A invokes the
no-argument constructor of the superclass.
d. The default constructor declares Exception in the throws clause.
e. The default constructor is always given the private access modifier.
f. The default constructor is always given the public modifier.
g. The default constructor is always given default package access.
 ANSWER
If no constructor is declared explicitly, then
the compiler will implicitly insert a default
constructor. The default constructor takes no
arguments. The primordial class Object
has no superclass; so the default constructor
of type Object does not invoke a superclass
constructor. If a class A has a direct
superclass, then the default constructor of
class A will invoke the no-argument
superclass constructor. It is unlikely that the
The compiler will create a default real exam would try to trick you with a
constructor if no other constructor question that requires you to know that the
is declared. The default constructor of type Object does not
a
constructor takes no arguments. If
15 b invoke a superclass constructor. For the
a class A has a direct superclass,
c purposes of the real exam, it might be safer
then the default constructor of
to overlook that particular unique feature of
class A invokes the no-argument
type Object. If a subclass constructor
constructor of the superclass.
attempts to invoke the no-argument
superclass constructor when none exists,
then a compile-time error is generated. The
access modifier implicitly assigned to the
default constructor is the same as that
assigned to the class. The default constructor
does not have a throws clause.
Consequently, a compile-time error is
generated if the no-argument constructor of
the superclass has a throws clause.

Question 16
Which of the following is used to prevent the serialization of a non-static field?

a. final
b. protected
c. synchronized
d. transient
e. volatile
f. native

ANSWER
16 d transient A transient field is not part of the persistent state of an
object, so it is not serialized. A static field is also not part of
 the persistent state of an object, and also is not serialized.

Question 17
Which of the following modifiers can not be used with the abstract modifier in a method
declaration?

a. final
b. private
c. protected
d. public
e. static
f. synchronized
g. native

ANSWER
A final or private method can not be overridden,
and can not be abstract. An abstract method
declaration provides no implementation of the method,
a final private and all implementation details are left to the overriding
b
static method in the subclass. The synchronized
17 e
synchronized modifier specifies an implementation detail that can be
f
native omitted from the declaration of an overriding method
g
of a subclass, so it makes no sense to allow the use of
the synchronized modifier in an abstract
method declaration.

Question 18
class JSC203 {
static int m1(byte b) {return b;} // 1
static int m2(char c) {return c;} // 2
static int m3(long l) {return l;} // 3
public static void main(String[] args) {
byte b = 1; char c = '\u0002'; long l = 4L;
System.out.print(""+m1(b)+m2(c)+m3(l));
}}

What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?

a. Prints: 124
b. Prints: 7
c. Compile-time error at 1.
d. Compile-time error at 2.
e. Compile-time error at 3.
f. Run-time error

ANSWER
There is a compile-time error at line 3. The long type variable, l,
can not be assigned to type int without an explicit cast. The
statement, "return l;", is a return statement with an
expression, l. A compile-time error occurs if the type of the
expression is not assignable to the declared result type of the
Compile- method. The declared result type of the method, m3, is int. The
18 e time error at type of the variable, l, is long, so an explicit cast is needed to
3. perform the narrowing primitive conversion, "return
(int)l;". The declarations of methods m1 and m2 do not
generate compile-time errors, because the types of the expressions
contained in the return statements are assignable to type int.
Widening conversions from types byte, char, or short to type
int do not require an explicit cast.

Question 19
// Class A is declared in a file named A.java.
package com.dan.chisholm;
public class A {
public void m1() {System.out.print("A.m1, ");}
protected void m2() {System.out.print("A.m2, ");}
private void m3() {System.out.print("A.m3, ");}
void m4() {System.out.print("A.m4, ");}
}
// Class C is declared in a file named C.java.
package com.dan.chisholm.other;
import com.dan.chisholm.A;
public class C extends A {
public static void main(String[] args) {
C c = new C();
c.m1(); // 1
c.m2(); // 2
c.m3(); // 3
c.m4(); // 4
}}

What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?

a. Prints: A.m1, A.m2, A.m3, A.m4,

b. Compile-time error at 1.
c. Compile-time error at 2.
d. Compile-time error at 3.
e. Compile-time error at 4.
 ANSWER
Compile-time Class A and C are not declared in the same package;
d error at 3. therefore, class C does not have access to package access
19
e Compile-time method, m4. Since class C extends class A, class C does
error at 4. have access to the protected method, m2, of class A.

Question 20
public class A {int i1; void m1() {}}

Which of the following statements are true?

a. class A extends Object.

b. Field i1 is implicitly public, because class A is public.
c. Method m1 is implicitly public, because class A is public.
d. The compiler will insert a default constructor implicitly.
e. The default constructor has no throws clause.
f. The default constructor of class A has package access.
g. The default constructor accepts one parameter for each field in class A.
h. The default constructor invokes the no-parameter constructor of the superclass.

ANSWER
Field i1 and m1 both have package access.
class A extends Object. The
When no constructor is declared explicitly the
compiler will insert a default
compiler will insert one implicitly. The
a constructor implicitly. The
implicitly declared default constructor will
d default constructor has no
20 have the same access privileges as the class.
e throws clause. The default
In this case, the class is public, so the
h constructor invokes the no-
default constructor is also public. The
parameter constructor of the
default constructor accepts no parameters and
superclass.
throws no exceptions.