Question

Consider the following code segment.

System.out.print("Hello!");
System.out.println("How ");
System.out.print("are ");
System.out.print("you?");
What is printed as a result of executing the code segment?
A. Hello!Howareyou?
B. Hello!How are you?
C. Hello! How are you?
D. Hello!How are you?
E. Hello!
How
are
you?

Answer 1

The code segment will produce the output 'Hello!How are you?' This is because while 'Hello!' and 'are ' are printed with 'print', which doesn't add a new line, 'How ' is printed with 'println', which does add a new line but it is at the end and does not affect the continuity of the subsequent texts.

Step-by-step explanation:

When executing the given code segment in Java, it will print out a message to the console. The System.out.print method will print text without a newline character, which means that the next print statement will continue on the same line. The System.out.println method, however, prints text with a newline character, meaning any subsequent text will be printed on a new line.

Considering the commands executed sequentially:

• System.out.print("Hello!"); - This prints 'Hello!' without a newline.
• System.out.println("How "); - This prints 'How ' with a newline, but since it's at the end of the line, the newline has no visual impact before the subsequent print statement.
• System.out.print("are "); - This prints 'are ' continuing from the last printed character.
• System.out.print("you?"); - Finally, this prints 'you?' on the same line.

Therefore, the output will be 'Hello!How are you?' without any additional newlines or spaces apart from those within the printed strings. The correct answer is B. Hello!How are you?.