To answer this question, let's go through each option to understand why it is correct or incorrect:
Option A) test - This option is incorrect because the code on line 13 assigns a null value to the args
array, and then on line 14, it tries to access args[0]
and assign it the value "test". Since args
is null, a NullPointerException
is thrown before reaching the System.out.println
statement.
Option B) Exception - This option is incorrect because the catch
block on line 16 catches any exception of type Exception
. However, the exception that is thrown in this case is a NullPointerException
, so the catch
block on line 16 is not executed.
Option C) Compilation fails - This option is correct because on line 14, the code tries to assign a value to args[0]
without first initializing the args
array. This will result in a compilation error because the args
array is null and cannot be accessed.
Option D) NullPointerException - This option is incorrect because the catch
block on line 19 catches a NullPointerException
, but since the code fails to compile, this block is not executed.
The correct answer is C) Compilation fails. This option is correct because attempting to assign a value to an uninitialized array (args[0]
) will result in a compilation error.