Why is the Java main method static?

Question

The method signature of a Java main() method is:

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

Is the

Answer 1

I don't know if the JVM calls the main method before the objects are instantiated... But there is a far more powerful reason why the main() method is static... When JVM calls the main method of the class (say, Person). it invokes it by "Person.main()". You see, the JVM invokes it by the class name. That is why the main() method is supposed to be static and public so that it can be accessed by the JVM.

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