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parameter mystery

Author: Kimberly Todd (on 2010/12/28)

Given the following program: 

public class ParameterMystery {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String p = "cause";
        String q = "support";
        String r = "troops";
        String support = "hillary";
        String cause = "rudy";

        troops(p, q, r);
        troops(q, r, p);
        troops(support, p, cause);
        troops(r, "p", support);
        troops(q, "cause", q);
    }

    public static void troops(String r, String p, String q) {
        System.out.println(q + " gave " + r + " to the " + p);
    }
}

Write the output of each of the following calls, as it would appear on the console.

troops(p, q, r);
troops(q, r, p);
troops(support, p, cause);
troops(r, "p", support);
troops(q, "cause", q);

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