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Discussion Forum : Operators and Assignments - Finding the output (Q.No. 11)
11.
What will be the output of the program?
class SC2 
{
    public static void main(String [] args) 
    {
        SC2 s = new SC2();
        s.start();
    }

    void start() 
    {
        int a = 3;
        int b = 4;
        System.out.print(" " + 7 + 2 + " ");
        System.out.print(a + b);
        System.out.print(" " + a + b + " ");
        System.out.print(foo() + a + b + " ");
        System.out.println(a + b + foo());
    }

    String foo() 
    {
        return "foo";
    }
}
9 7 7 foo 7 7foo
72 34 34 foo34 34foo
9 7 7 foo34 34foo
72 7 34 foo34 7foo
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Because all of these expressions use the + operator, there is no precedence to worry about and all of the expressions will be evaluated from left to right. If either operand being evaluated is a String, the + operator will concatenate the two operands; if both operands are numeric, the + operator will add the two operands.

Discussion:
12 comments Page 2 of 2.

Anand H.R said:   1 decade ago
Sytem.out.print(foo()+a+b+"");- in this first it will evaluated from left to right so function will return string , if any thing add with string it will be string only so the answer is foo34.


System.out.print(a+b+foo());- in this it will be evalueated from left to right and fist it will add a and b both are int type and intermediat result is 7 so then this 7 append with string foo.


hope now u got...

Arun kumar said:   1 decade ago
I didn't get why its giving different answers. Any one please explain me.

System.out.print (foo () + a + b + " ") ;
System.out.println (a + b + foo () ) ;

Ans : foo34 7 foo.


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