Multiple choice 

import java.io.*;
public class MyProgram 
{
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
        FileOutputStream out = null;
        try 
        {
            out = new FileOutputStream(test.txt);
            out.write(122);
        }
        catch(IOException io) 
        {
            System.out.println(IO Error.);
        }
        finally 
        {
            out.close();
        }
    }
}

Given that all methods of class FileOutputStream, including close(), throw an IOException, which of the following is true?

  1. This program will compile successfully.

  2. This program fails to compile due to an error at line 4.

  3. This program fails to compile due to an error at line 6.

  4. This program fails to compile due to an error at line 13.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Any method (in this case, the main() method) that throws a checked exception (in this case, out.close() ) must be called within a try clause, or the method must declare that it throws the exception. Either main() must declare that it throws an exception, or the call to out.close() in the finally block must fall inside a (in this case nested) try-catch block.

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