static modifier

[sree visu]

   
 
12. static class Boy {
13. void talk() throws Exception { throw new Exception(); }
14. }
15. static class Girl extends Boy {
16. void talk() { System.out.println("Girl talks"); }
17.}
18.class testclass{
19. public static void main(String[] args) {
20. new Girl().talk();
21. }}
 
A. Girl Talks
B. the code runs with no output
C. Compilation fails  because of error at line 13
D. Compilation fails  because of error at line 16
E. Compilation fails  because of error at line 20.
 
But on execution of the above program I get the output as 
 
 

D:\>javac testclass.java
testclass.java:1: modifier static not allowed here
static class Boy {
^
testclass.java:4: modifier static not allowed here
static class Girl extends Boy {
^
2 errors

I couldn�t understand this Please help me..Thanks in advance

[Ian Edwards]

You can't use the static modifier on a top level class.

Perhaps the static modifier should be on the talk() methods or the question isn't from a reliable source.

[sree visu]

thanks