What Will Be The Output Of The Following Java Codep Pre #1152

What will be the output of the following Java code?</p> <pre><code class="language-java" line="1"> public class Shape { public int area() { return 1; } } public class Square extends Shape { public int area() { return 2; } } public class Rectangle extends Shape { public int area() { return 3; } } class Main() { public static void main(String[] args) { Shape shape = new Shape(); Square square = new Square(); Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(); rect = (Rectangle)shape; System.out.println(square.area()); } } </code></pre>

This multiple choice question (MCQ) is related to the book/course gs gs128 Java. It can also be found in gs gs128 Java Autoboxing - Liskovs Principle - Quiz No.1.

 public class Shape { public int area() { return 1; } } public class Square extends Shape { public int area() { return 2; } } public class Rectangle extends Shape { public int area() { return 3; } } class Main() { public static void main(String[] args) { Shape shape = new Shape(); Square square = new Square(); Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(); rect = (Rectangle)shape; System.out.println(square.area()); } }