Consider the following code snippet: Employee anEmployee = new Programmer();
AnEmployee.increaseSalary(2500);
If the Programmer class inherits from the Employee class, and both classes have an implementation of the increaseSalary method with the same set of parameters and the same return type, which statement is correct?
A) The increaseSalary method of the Programmer class will be executed.
B) The increaseSalary method of the Employee class will be executed.
C) You must specify in the code which class's increaseSalary method is to be used.
D) It is not possible to determine which class's method is called.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The increaseSalary method of the Programmer class will be executed because of method overriding in object-oriented programming. The actual method that gets called is determined by the object's runtime type, which is Programmer in this case.

Consider the Following Code Snippet: Employee AnEmployee = New Programmer();