The Java code ends up being different in subtle ways. Exemplified by this: static int x[] = new int[1]; public static void main1(String[] args) { x[1]

The Java code ends up being different in subtle ways. Exemplified by this: static int x[] = new int[1]; public static void main1(String[] args) { x[1] = grow() ? 10 : 20; //array index out of bounds! } public static void main2(String[] args) { if (grow()) { x[1] = 10; } else { x[1] = 20; } //no exceptions thrown } private static boolean grow() { x = new int[2]; return true; }