To answer this question, let's go through each option to understand why it is correct or incorrect:
Option A) Compilation fails - This option is incorrect because there are no syntax errors in the given code.
Option B) An exception is thrown at runtime - This option is incorrect because there are no exceptions thrown in the given code.
Option C) The code executes and prints "StartedComplete" - This option is incorrect because the code includes a call to t.join()
on line 6, which means the program will wait for the thread t
to complete before continuing. Therefore, the "Complete" message will only be printed after the thread has finished executing.
Option D) The code executes and prints "StartedComplete0123" - This option is incorrect because the "Complete" message will only be printed after the thread has finished executing, which means the numbers 0, 1, 2, and 3 will be printed before the "Complete" message.
Option E) The code executes and prints "Started0123Complete" - This option is correct. Here's the explanation:
- The code starts a new thread
t
on line 4 and calls its run()
method.
- The
run()
method contains a for loop that prints the numbers 0, 1, 2, and 3.
- After starting the thread, the code prints "Started" on line 5.
- The
t.join()
method on line 6 makes the main thread wait for the t
thread to complete before continuing.
- After the
t
thread finishes executing, the main thread continues and prints "Complete" on line 7.
Therefore, the output of the code will be "Started0123Complete".
The correct answer is E.