Consider the code for the myFactorial recursive method shown below, which is intended to compute the factorial of the value passed to the method: If you set a breakpoint on line #2 and then call myFactorial(4), how many calls to myFactorial will be visible on the debugger's call stack when the program suspends for the breakpoint?
A)0 because the answer was returned
B)3
C)4

Question

Consider the code for the myFactorial recursive method shown below, which is intended to compute the factorial of the value passed to the method:  If you set a breakpoint on line #2 and then call myFactorial(4), how many calls to myFactorial will be visible on the debugger's call stack when the program suspends for the breakpoint? 
A)0 because the answer was returned 
B)3 
C)4

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

There will be 4 calls to myFactorial visible on the debugger's call stack when the program suspends for the breakpoint. Each call to myFactorial will result in a new recursive call until the base case of n = 1 is reached, at which point the method will return and each previous call will continue to execute. Therefore, there will be 4 recursive calls to myFactorial before the base case is reached and the method begins to return.

Consider the Code for the MyFactorial Recursive Method Shown Below