top lavel static clas

[Hema chowdary]

static class A {
void process() throws Exception { throw new Exception(); }
}
static class B extends A {
void process() { System.out.println("B "); }
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
A a = new B();
a.process();
}

A. B
B. The code runs with no output.
C. An exception is thrown at runtime.
D. Compilation fails because of an error in line 15.
E. Compilation fails because of an error in line 18.
F. Compilation fails because of an error in line 19.


They have given the answer is F.But here static modifier is not allowed to a top level class.So the answer should be Compilation fails.Then F is wrong.Please clarify me.

[Ryan Beckett]

This works.

 
public  class Test
{
	 static class A{void process(){}}
	 static class B extends A{ void process(){System.out.println("Sub");}}
	 
	 public static void main(String[] args) 
	 {
		 A a = new B();
		 a.process();
	 } 
}   

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