Java main() method

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Java main() method


Like C,C++ and other programming language Java has also a main method.

The program's execution starts from the main method.

The java's main method is :

public static void main(String args[])
{
//statements
}


Expanation of the method :

public :

It is an access specifiers. It means that this method can be called by any object.
We will discuss the access specifiers in more detail.

static :

It means that we don't need to create an object to call this method.
Static is a keyword that indicates that it is a class method which can be called without creating the object.

void :

It is a keyword that tells that the method doen't return anything.

main :

It is the name of the method.

args :

It is the formal parameter. It is an array of type String.

We will discuss about arrays and String data type in more detail.

Example :

public static void main(String args[])
{
int a;
int b;
int sum=0;
sum=a+b;
}

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