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A2. “java.lang.NullPointerException” at “entry.value > 0”. Use short

circuit “&&” instead to not check “entry.value > 0” when “entry ==
null”.

Q3. What is wrong with this code?

1 import java.util.HashMap;
2 import java.util.Map;
3
4 public class WhatIsWrong {
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6 static Map<Integer,String> map = new HashMap<Integer, St
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8 public static void main(String args[]) {
9 byte b = 1;
10 map.put(1, "Hello World");
11 String s = map.get(b);
12 System.out.println("The result is: " + s);
13 }
14 }
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A3. The output will be

1 The result is: null

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This is because of the hidden danger of autoboxing.

1) map.put(new Integer(1), “Hello World”); // auto boxed

2) map.get(new Byt(1)); // null

Integer(1) != Byte(1).

Q4. What is wrong with this code?

1 public class WhatIsWrong {

2
3 public static void main(String args[]) {
4 boolean b = false;
5 Double d1 = 0.5d;
6 Double d2 = null;
7 Double result = b ? d1.doubleValue() : d2;
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9 System.out.println(result);
10 }
11 }

A4. java.lang.NullPointerException due to autounboxing. The two

expressions around “:” must return the same type. This means Java
tries to convert the expression d2 to primitive “double” value. This
means the call “doubleValue()” on d2, which is null will throw a
“java.lang.NullPointerException”

Q5. What is wrong with this code?

1 public class WhatIsWrong {

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3 public static void main(String args[]) {
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5 try{
6 //....Some file processing logic
7 } catch(Exception ex1){
8 ex1.printStackTrace();
9 } catch(IOException ex2){
10 ex2.printStackTrace();
11 }
12
13 }
14 }

A5. Compile-time error. Exceptions are polymorphic in nature and

more specific exceptions need to be caught before the generic
exceptions. So, “IOException” must be caught before “Exception”.

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