What will be the output of the following Java code snippet?
public class Shape
{
public int area()
{
return 1;
}
}
public class Rectangle extends Shape
{
public int area()
{
return 3;
}
}
class Main()
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Shape shape = new Shape();
Rectangle rect = new Rectangle();
shape = rect;
System.out.println(shape.area());
}
}
public class Shape
{
public int area()
{
return 1;
}
}
public class Rectangle extends Shape
{
public int area()
{
return 3;
}
}
class Main()
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Shape shape = new Shape();
Rectangle rect = new Rectangle();
shape = rect;
System.out.println(shape.area());
}
}A. Compilation failure
B. 3
C. 1
D. 2
Answer: Option B

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