Given: public class Counter{ public static void main (String[ ] args) { int a = 10; int b = -1; assert (b >=1) : "Invalid Denominator"; int Ñ = a / b; System.out.println (c); } } What is the result of running the code with the ""ea option?
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A. B. C. D.C.
The code is attempting to divide variable a by variable b, which is assigned the value -1. Before performing the division, the code includes an assertion statement that checks if b >= 1. The assertion is intended to validate that b is not negative, as it would result in a divide-by-zero error.
If the assertion fails (i.e., b is less than 1), an AssertionError is thrown, which would result in option C being the correct answer. However, whether or not the assertion fails depends on the command-line option used to execute the code.
The option referred to in the question is the -ea option, which enables assertions. When this option is enabled, the code will check the assertion and throw an AssertionError if it fails. However, if the -ea option is not enabled, the assertion will be ignored, and the code will proceed with the division.
If we assume that the -ea option is enabled, the assertion assert (b >= 1) : "Invalid Denominator" will fail, as -1 is less than 1. As a result, an AssertionError will be thrown, and option C is the correct answer.
Note that if the assertion passes, the code will proceed with the division, which will result in a divide-by-zero error, as b is -1. However, this error will not be reached, as the AssertionError will be thrown first.
In summary, the correct answer is C, assuming the -ea option is enabled.