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What will be the output of the program?

public class TestDogs
{
public static void main(String [] args)
{
Dog [][] theDogs = new Dog[3][];
System.out.println(theDogs[2][0].toString());
}
}
class Dog { }

A.	null	B.	theDogs
C.	Compilation fails	D.	An exception is thrown at runtime

Answer and Explanation

Answer:An exception is thrown at runtime

Explanation:
The second dimension of the array referenced by theDogs has not been initialized. Attempting to access an uninitialized object element (System.out.println(theDogs[2][0].toString());) raises aNullPointerException.

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