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What will be the output of the program?
public class Test { public static void main (String args[]) { String str = NULL; System.out.println(str); } }
Options- A. NULL
- B. Compile Error
- C. Code runs but no output
- D. Runtime Exception
- Correct Answer
- Compile Error
ExplanationOption B is correct because to set the value of a String variable to null you must use "null" and not "NULL".
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- 1. What will be the output of the program?
import java.util.*; class I { public static void main (String[] args) { Object i = new ArrayList().iterator(); System.out.print((i instanceof List)+","); System.out.print((i instanceof Iterator)+","); System.out.print(i instanceof ListIterator); } }
Options- A. Prints: false, false, false
- B. Prints: false, false, true
- C. Prints: false, true, false
- D. Prints: false, true, true Discuss
Correct Answer: Prints: false, true, false
Explanation:
The iterator() method returns an iterator over the elements in the list in proper sequence, it doesn't return a List or a ListIterator object.A ListIterator can be obtained by invoking the listIterator method.
- 2. What will be the output of the program?
public class Test { private static float[] f = new float[2]; public static void main (String[] args) { System.out.println("f[0] = " + f[0]); } }
Options- A. f[0] = 0
- B. f[0] = 0.0
- C. Compile Error
- D. Runtime Exception Discuss
Correct Answer: f[0] = 0.0
Explanation:
The choices are between Option A and B, what this question is really testing is your knowledge of default values of an initialized array. This is an array type float i.e. it is a type that uses decimal point numbers therefore its initial value will be 0.0 and not 0- 3. What will be the output of the program?
package foo; import java.util.Vector; /* Line 2 */ private class MyVector extends Vector { int i = 1; /* Line 5 */ public MyVector() { i = 2; } } public class MyNewVector extends MyVector { public MyNewVector () { i = 4; /* Line 15 */ } public static void main (String args []) { MyVector v = new MyNewVector(); /* Line 19 */ } }
Options- A. Compilation will succeed.
- B. Compilation will fail at line 3.
- C. Compilation will fail at line 5.
- D. Compilation will fail at line 15. Discuss
Correct Answer: Compilation will fail at line 3.
Explanation:
Option B is correct. The compiler complains with the error "modifier private not allowed here". The class is created private and is being used by another class on line 19.- 4. What will be the output of the program?
import java.util.*; class H { public static void main (String[] args) { Object x = new Vector().elements(); System.out.print((x instanceof Enumeration)+","); System.out.print((x instanceof Iterator)+","); System.out.print(x instanceof ListIterator); } }
Options- A. Prints: false,false,false
- B. Prints: false,false,true
- C. Prints: false,true,false
- D. Prints: true,false,false Discuss
Correct Answer: Prints: true,false,false
Explanation:
The Vector.elements method returns an Enumeration over the elements of the vector. Vector implements the List interface and extends AbstractList so it is also possible to get an Iterator over a Vector by invoking the iterator or listIterator method.- 5. What will be the output of the program?
public class Test { private static int[] x; public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println(x[0]); } }
Options- A. 0
- B. null
- C. Compile Error
- D. NullPointerException at runtime Discuss
Correct Answer: NullPointerException at runtime
Explanation:
In the above code the array reference variable x has been declared but it has not been instantiated i.e. the new statement is missing, for example:private static int[]x = new int[5];
private static int[x] declares a static i.e. class level array.
the "new" keyword is the word that actually creates said array.
int[5] in association with the new sets the size of the array. so since the above code contains no new or size decalarations when you try and access x[0] you are trying to access a member of an array that has been declared but not intialized hence you get a NullPointerException at runtime.
- 6. What will be the output of the program?
public class Test { public static void main (String[] args) { String foo = args[1]; String bar = args[2]; String baz = args[3]; System.out.println("baz = " + baz); /* Line 8 */ } }And the command line invocation:> java Test red green blue
Options- A. baz =
- B. baz = null
- C. baz = blue
- D. Runtime Exception Discuss
Correct Answer: Runtime Exception
Explanation:
When running the program you entered 3 arguments "red", "green" and "blue". When dealing with arrays in java you must remember ALL ARRAYS IN JAVA ARE ZERO BASED therefore args[0] becomes "red", args[1] becomes "green" and args[2] becomes "blue".When the program entcounters line 8 above at runtime it looks for args[3] which has never been created therefore you get an
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException at runtime.
- 7. What will be the output of the program?
public static void main(String[] args) { Object obj = new Object() { public int hashCode() { return 42; } }; System.out.println(obj.hashCode()); }
Options- A. 42
- B. Runtime Exception
- C. Compile Error at line 2
- D. Compile Error at line 5 Discuss
Correct Answer: 42
Explanation:
This code is an example of an anonymous inner class. They can be declared to extend another class or implement a single interface. Since they have no name you can not use the "new" keyword on them.In this case the annoynous class is extending the Object class. Within the {} you place the methods you want for that class. After this class has been declared its methods can be used by that object in the usual way e.g. objectname.annoymousClassMethod()
- 8. Which two statements are true about comparing two instances of the same class, given that the equals() and hashCode() methods have been properly overridden?
- If the equals() method returns true, the hashCode() comparison == must return true.
- If the equals() method returns false, the hashCode() comparison != must return true.
- If the hashCode() comparison == returns true, the equals() method must return true.
- If the hashCode() comparison == returns true, the equals() method might return true.
Options- A. 1 and 4
- B. 2 and 3
- C. 3 and 4
- D. 1 and 3 Discuss
Correct Answer: 1 and 4
Explanation:
(1) is a restatement of the equals() and hashCode() contract. (4) is true because if the hashCode() comparison returns ==, the two objects might or might not be equal.(2) and (3) are incorrect because the hashCode() method is very flexible in its return values, and often two dissimilar objects can return the same hash code value.
- 9. Assuming that the equals() and hashCode() methods are properly implemented, if the output is "x = 1111", which of the following statements will always be true?
x = 0; if (x1.hashCode() != x2.hashCode() ) x = x + 1; if (x3.equals(x4) ) x = x + 10; if (!x5.equals(x6) ) x = x + 100; if (x7.hashCode() == x8.hashCode() ) x = x + 1000; System.out.println("x = " + x);
Options- A. x2.equals(x1)
- B. x3.hashCode() == x4.hashCode()
- C. x5.hashCode() != x6.hashCode()
- D. x8.equals(x7) Discuss
Correct Answer: x3.hashCode() == x4.hashCode()
Explanation:
By contract, if two objects are equivalent according to the equals() method, then the hashCode() method must evaluate them to be ==.Option A is incorrect because if the hashCode() values are not equal, the two objects must not be equal.
Option C is incorrect because if equals() is not true there is no guarantee of any result from hashCode().
Option D is incorrect because hashCode() will often return == even if the two objects do not evaluate to equals() being true.
- 10. What two statements are true about properly overridden hashCode() and equals() methods?
- hashCode() doesn't have to be overridden if equals() is.
- equals() doesn't have to be overridden if hashCode() is.
- hashCode() can always return the same value, regardless of the object that invoked it.
- equals() can be true even if it's comparing different objects.
Options- A. 1 and 2
- B. 2 and 3
- C. 3 and 4
- D. 1 and 3 Discuss
Correct Answer: 3 and 4
Explanation:
(3) and (4) are correct.(1) and (2) are incorrect because by contract hashCode() and equals() can't be overridden unless both are overridden.
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- 1. What will be the output of the program?