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());
}

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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()); 
}

Accepted Answer

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 an…

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()); }

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