Question

What would be the result of attempting to compile and run the following program?

class MyClass
{
static MyClass ref;
String[] arguments;
public static void main(String[] args)
{
ref = new MyClass();
(args);
}
public void func(String[] args)
{
ref.arguments = args;
}
}
(a) The program will fail to compile, since the static method main() cannot have a call to the non-static method func()
(b) The program will fail to compile, since the non-static method func() cannot access the static variable ref
(c) The program will fail to compile, since the argument args passed to the static method main() cannot be passed on to the non-static method func()
(d) The program will compile, but will throw an exception when run
(e) The program will compile and run successfully.

Answer 1

The program contains a syntactical error in the call to the non-static method func(), resulting in a compilation error. Therefore, none of the provided options are correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

The program provided has a compilation error due to the fact that the func() method is called incorrectly. In the main() method, there's an attempt to call func() without using an object reference or the method name. Therefore, option (a) is incorrect, option (b) is incorrect as non-static methods can access static members, option (c) is incorrect since arguments can be passed from static to non-static methods, and option (e) is incorrect because the program won't compile successfully. Thus, the correct answer is not listed; the program will fail to compile as the method call to func() is syntactically incomplete.