What will be the output of the program? class Test116 { static final StringBuffer sb1 = new StringBuffer(); static final StringBuffer sb2 = new StringBuffer(); public static void main(String args[]) { new Thread() { public void run() { synchronized(sb1) { sb1.append("A"); sb2.append("B"); } } }.start(); new Thread() { public void run() { synchronized(sb1) { sb1.append("C"); sb2.append("D"); } } }.start(); /* Line 28 */ System.out.println (sb1 + " " + sb2); } }
Correct Answer: Cannot be determined.
Explanation:
Can you guarantee the order in which threads are going to run? No you can't. So how do you know what the output will be? The output cannot be determined.
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