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public class Quiz {public static void main(String[] args) {String s = null; if (

ID: 3782855 • Letter: P

Question

public class Quiz {public static void main(String[] args) {String s = null; if (s.length() >0) {System.out.println(s);} else {System.out.println("empty string");}}} Which of the following statement best characterizes the above Java program: The program runs without error, but displays nothing on the console. Displays a message of the form "String@5e8fce95" on the console. Displays "empty string" on the console. Produces a compile-time error: public Quiz.java:4: variable s might not have been initialized if (s.length() > 0) {1 error Produces a run-time error: Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException at Quiz.main(Quiz.java:4)

Explanation / Answer

The variable can have a default value (and setName can prevent it being set to null):

Either the print or printString method can check for null, for example:

Or you can design the class so that name always has a non-null value: