Question

Study the snippet given below and answer the following questions:

int j, k, p = -1;
for (j = -2; j <= 1; j++)
{
     for (k = j; k <= 0; k++)
       k = Math.max(j * k, p);
System.out.print(k);
p = p + 2;
} 

1. How many times will the outer loop run?
2. Predict the output.

Answer 1

1. The outer loop runs 4 times.
2. The output: 5 2 4 1