Static Variables and Methods

AP Computer Science A· difficulty 3/5

public class Bug {
    private int x;
    public static int y;
    public void doIt() {
        x++;
        y++;
    }
}
// ...
Bug b1 = new Bug();
Bug b2 = new Bug();
b1.doIt(); b1.doIt(); b2.doIt();
System.out.println(Bug.y);

What is printed?

A
$0$
B
$1$
C
$2$
D
$3$
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Explanation

The static variable y is shared across all instances; doIt was called 3 times total, so y is 3.

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