Given the exhibit: public class Student { public String name = ""; public int age = 0; public String major = "Undeclared"; public boolean fulltime = true; public void display() {…

The correct answer is C. Student student1 = new Student(). Option C uses the correct Java syntax for instantiating an object: the new keyword followed by the class constructor call Student(), which allocates memory and initializes the object's fields to their default values. A is wrong because Student student1; only declares a…

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Question

Given the exhibit:
public class Student {
public String name = "";
public int age = 0;
public String major = "Undeclared";
public boolean fulltime = true;
public void display() {
System.out.println("Name: " + name + " Major: " + major);
}
public boolean isFulltime() {
return fulltime;
}
}
Which line of code initializes a student instance?

Options

AStudent student1;
BStudent student1 = Student.new();
CStudent student1 = new Student();
DStudent student1 = Student();

How the community answered

(59 responses)

A
2% (1)
B
2% (1)
C
90% (53)
D
7% (4)

Explanation

Option C uses the correct Java syntax for instantiating an object: the new keyword followed by the class constructor call Student(), which allocates memory and initializes the object's fields to their default values.

A is wrong because Student student1; only declares a reference variable - it doesn't allocate any object, leaving student1 as null.
B is wrong because Student.new() is not valid Java syntax; new is a keyword, not a method you call on a class.
D is wrong because Student() without new reads like a method call, not object construction - Java requires new to invoke a constructor.

Memory tip: Think of new as placing an order - you must say new ClassName() to create something new, otherwise you're just holding an empty label (declaration) or writing nonsense syntax.

Topics

#object instantiation#new keyword#constructor#class declaration

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