Multiple choice technology

Given: 11. public class Test { 12. public enum Dogs {collie, harrier, shepherd}; 13. public static void main(String [] args) { 14. Dogs myDog = Dogs.shepherd; 15. switch (myDog) { 16. case collie: 17. System.out.print("collie "); 18. case default: 19. System.out.print("retriever "); 20. case harrier: 21. System.out.print("harrier "); 22. } 23. } 24. } What is the result?

  1. harrier

  2. shepherd

  3. retriever

  4. Compilation fails

  5. retriever harrier

  6. An exception is thrown at runtime
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The syntax 'case default:' is invalid. In switch statements, the default case is written as 'default:' without the 'case' keyword. This causes a compilation error.

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