Discussion :: Declarations and Access Control
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which statement is true?package testpkg.p1; public class ParentUtil { public int x = 420; protected int doStuff() { return x; } } package testpkg.p2; import testpkg.p1.ParentUtil; public class ChildUtil extends ParentUtil { public static void main(String [] args) { new ChildUtil().callStuff(); } void callStuff() { System.out.print("this " + this.doStuff() ); /* Line 18 */ ParentUtil p = new ParentUtil(); System.out.print(" parent " + p.doStuff() ); /* Line 20 */ } }
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The code compiles and runs, with output this 420 parent 420.
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B.
If line 18 is removed, the code will compile and run.
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C.
If line 20 is removed, the code will compile and run.
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D.
An exception is thrown at runtime.
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Answer : Option C
Explanation :
The ParentUtil instance p cannot be used to access the doStuff() method. Because doStuff() has protected access, and the ChildUtil class is not in the same package as the ParentUtil class, doStuff() can be accessed only by instances of the ChildUtil class (a subclass of ParentUtil).
Option A, B and D are incorrect because of the access rules described previously.
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