What is “String args[]”? parameter in main method Java

Question

I\'m just beginning to write programs in Java. What does the following Java code mean?

public static void main(String[] args)

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Answer 1

I would break up

public static void main(String args[])

in parts.

"public" means that main() can be called from anywhere.

"static" means that main() doesn't belong to a specific object

"void" means that main() returns no value

"main" is the name of a function. main() is special because it is the start of the program.

"String[]" means an array of String.

"args" is the name of the String[] (within the body of main()). "args" is not special; you could name it anything else and the program would work the same.

• String[] args is a collection of Strings, separated by a space, which can be typed into the program on the terminal. More times than not, the beginner isn't going to use this variable, but it's always there just in case.