Consider the Following Code Snippet: Public Class Coin

question 29

Multiple Choice

Consider the following code snippet: public class Coin
{
Private String name;
) . .
Public boolean equals(Object otherCoin)
{
Return name.equals(otherCoin.name) ;
}
) . .
}
What is wrong with this code?

• A) The return statement should use the == operator instead of the equals method.
• B) The parameter in the equals method should be declared as Coin otherCoin.
• C) otherCoin must be cast as a Coin object before using the equals method.
• D) There is nothing wrong with this code.

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