1 int dogs = 4; 2 3 if (dogs < 5) 4 { 5 System.out.println("dogs = " + dogs); 6 dogs++; 7 } 8 if (dogs < 5) 9 { 10 dogs++; 11 System.out.println("dogs = " + dogs); 12 } 13 else if (dogs < 5 || dogs == 5) 14 { 15 System.out.println("dogs = " + dogs); 16 } 17 else 18 { 19 System.out.println("lots of dogs"); 20 } 

Trace the code using either the short form or the long form. To help you get started, the long-form trace setup is provided below. For the short form, you won't need theline#column.

line#dogsoutput