Testing Java’s Tail Recursion ImplementationRecall that recognizing tail recursion and tra...

Testing Java’s Tail Recursion Implementation

Recall that recognizing tail recursion and transforming the code into a loop is something that the standard Java compiler does not do. Indeed, there are a few (nonstandard) Java compilers that do convert tail recursion. The following code can be used to test whether or not your Java compiler recognizes and converts tail recursion:

public class TailRecursionTest{  private static int loop(int i)  {   return loop(i);  }  public static void main(String[] args)  {   loop(0);  }}

When the JVM executes this code, what do you expect to happen if the compiler recognizes tail recursion and converts the program into a loop, and what do you expect to happen if the compiler does not? Feel free to experiment, but make sure to explain your answer.