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Java.lang Class
25.
What will be the output of the program? 
public class ExamQuestion6 
{
    static int x; 
    boolean catch()
    {
        x++; 
        return true; 
    } 
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        x=0; 
        if ((catch() | catch()) || catch()) 
            x++; 
        System.out.println(x); 
    } 
}
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Compilation Fails
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Initially this looks like a question about the logical and logical shortcut operators "|" and "||" but on closer inspection it should be noticed that the name of the boolean method in this code is "catch". "catch" is a reserved keyword in the Java language and cannot be used as a method name. Hence Compilation will fail.

Discussion:
11 comments Page 2 of 2.
Rui said:   1 decade ago
It's not just that. It is also not possible to refer to instance methods in a static context :)
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