Consider the Following Code Snippet, Which Is Meant to Override

question 101

Multiple Choice

Consider the following code snippet, which is meant to override the equals() method of the Object class: public class Coin
{
) . .
Public boolean equals(Coin otherCoin)
{
) . .
}
) . .
}
What is wrong with this code?

• A) A class cannot override the equals() method of the Object class.
• B) The equals() method must be declared as private.
• C) A class cannot change the parameters of a superclass method when overriding it.
• D) There is nothing wrong with this code.

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