Why does Java main() method accept an array of String args?

Question

Since its possibly one of the most widely used methods of the Java language, why does it have to accept an array of Strings and doesn\'t work without it? For example, I coul

Answer 1

even a gui driven java app will start with some main method. The "higher purpose" has never been to accept command line arguments.

The purpose is just to accept arguments. Period. Whenever you start any program not just Java you will always need some syntax to pass arguments