Consider the Following Code Snippet: Employee AnEmployee = New Programmer();

question 81

Multiple Choice

Consider the following code snippet: Employee anEmployee = new Programmer() ;
String emp = anEmployee.toString() ;
Assume that the Programmer class inherits from the Employee class, and neither class has an implementation of the toString() method. Which of the following statements is correct?

• A) The toString() method of the Object class will be used when this code is executed.
• B) The toString() method of the String class will be used when this code is executed.
• C) This code will not compile because there is no toString() method in the Employee class.
• D) This code will not compile because there is no toString() method in the Programmer class.

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