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Given:
public static void parse(String str) {
try {
float f = Float.parseFloat(str);
} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
f = 0;
} finally {
System.out.println(f);
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
parse("invalid");
}

What is the result?

A.	0.0	B.	Compilation fails.
C.	A ParseException is thrown by the parse method at runtime.	D.	A NumberFormatException is thrown by the parse method at runtime.

Answer and Explanation

Answer:Compilation fails.

Explanation:
Compilation fails because all the code is not there in any of the class. One more reason is inside a try they have declared a variable f and they are trying to access from finally block, it will throw compile time error.

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