Explain What happens when we access the same variable defined in two interfaces implemented by the same class?

Question

What happens when we access the same variable defined in two interfaces implemented by the same class? (a) Compilation failure (b) Runtime Exception (c) The JVM is not able to identify the correct variable (d) The interfaceName.variableName needs to be defined The question was asked in an internship interview. Enquiry is from Interfaces in section Interfaces & Packages of Java Select the correct answer from above options

Answer 1

Right option is (d) The interfaceName.variableName needs to be defined Easy explanation: The JVM needs to distinctly know which value of variable it needs to use. To avoid confusion to the JVM interfaceName.variableName is mandatory.