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What will be the output of the program?

public class Trial77
{
    Trial77()
    {
        String a = null;
        System.out.println(String.valueOf(a));
        System.out.println(a + "");
    }

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        new Trial77();
    }
}

  • A.Both lines print null
  • B.A NullPointerException is thrown on the first line
  • C.The first prints an empty line, the second prints null
  • D.Both lines print an empty line

Answer: A

String.valueOf checks for null and returns the text null rather than throwing, and concatenation applies the same conversion. So both lines print the four characters null. It is calling a method ON the null reference that fails, which neither line does.

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