Java quiz 05: Conditional statements else-if

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Java quiz 5: Conditional statements with else if

Level: Easy

What is written to the standard output as the result of executing the following code?

public class MyClass
{
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
    int a = 4;
    int b = 6;
    if (a < b)
    {
      System.out.print("x");
    }
    else if (b > 5)
    {
      System.out.print("y");
    }
    else
    {
      System.out.print("z");
    }
  }
}

Author: Sar Maroof

Answer explanation

By else if conditional statements, once a condition returns true the rest of the
conditional statements will not be executed.
In this program the first condition if (a < b) returns true. The rest of the blocks will be ignored, regardless of
returning true or false.
The correct answer is: d.

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