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Hi,
This question is from a mock exam.
Object o = new String("abcd"); //1
System.out.println(o);
It gives an error at line 1. But in my opinion, Object is a superclass and String is a subclass. Then why is line #1 is erroneous?
-Sanjana
 
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Hi Sanjana,
I don't see any problem. See my code bwlow. It is working.
 
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Thanks..I realised that I made a silly mistake in the code.
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