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Java

Ian Z
Ian Z
14,584 Points
Posted by Ian Z
Ian Z
14,584 Points

whats going on in this java snippet? is it a method?

public class Question1 
{
    public static Object[] question1()
    {

the beginning of a java snippet contains this, i understand the first line declares class but what is third line doing? is at a method that returns Object array? what is Object

1 Answer

Brian Fuller
Brian Fuller
6,699 Points

Yes, the method returns an array of type Object. Object is the root class that all classes are derived from in Java.

Here's what the documentation says: Java 8 Object