C++ quiz. What happens a a result of the following code exec

What happens a a result of the following code execution?

class A
{
public:
     void print(const char* buf)
     {
          cout << buf << endl;
     }
};

int main()
{
     ((A*)0)->print("Test");
     return 0;
}

Compilation error will occur
Runtime error will occur
"Test" word will be printed out
Nothing will be printed
Undefined Behavior

Explanation

Dereferencing of the NULL-pointer - is an Undefined Behavior
ISO/IEC 14882:2003:
1.9/4 Certain other operations are described in this International Standard as undefined (for example, dereferencing the null pointer)
5.2.5/3 If E1 has the type "pointer to class X", then the expression E1->E2 is converted to the equivalent form (*(E1)).E2; ...

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