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Friday Java Quiz: Will This Code Compile

Without firing up your Java compiler, guess if the following class will compile:

interface $^A {}

where "^A" is the character whose ASCII value is 1. (You enter it as ^V^A in vi or C-q C-a in Emacs.)

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Posted by Weiqi Gao on June 22, 2007 7:08:48 AM CDT #


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Re: Friday Java Quiz: Will This Code Compile

Comment from anjan bacchu on June 22, 2007 9:32:09 AM CDT #
Hi There, I get the following error. Test.java:5: error while writing $: $.class (The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect) interface $ { ^ 1 error BR, ~A
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Re: Friday Java Quiz: Will This Code Compile

Comment from Weiqi Gao on June 22, 2007 12:38:48 PM CDT #

Well, your comment took the blog entry down. I have to go to the backing store to edit out the offending character.


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