Consider the Following Code Snippet

question 102

Multiple Choice

Consider the following code snippet. PrintWriter outputFile = new PrintWriter("payrollReport.txt") ;
Which of the following statements about the PrintWriter object is correct?

• A) If a file named "payrollReport.txt" already exists, an exception will occur.
• B) If a file named "payrollReport.txt" already exists, existing data will be deleted before new data is added to the file.
• C) If a file named "payrollReport.txt" already exists, new data will be added to the end of the file.
• D) If a file named "payrollReport.txt" already exists, a new file named "payrollReport_1.txt" will be created and used.

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