Consider the Following Code Snippet: Map<String, Integer> Scores;

question 43

Multiple Choice

Consider the following code snippet: Map<String, Integer> scores;
You expect to retrieve elements randomly by key, and want fastest retrieval times. Which of the following statements will create a structure to support this?

• A) scores = new HashMap<String, Integer>;
• B) scores = new TreeMap<String, Integer>;
• C) scores = new Map<String, Integer>;
• D) scores = new TreeSet<String, Integer>;

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