problem with main() method

[Vikas Babbar]

The problem is related with the decleration of the main method.
The JVM should match the signature of the main method as
public static void main( String[] args ). It is mentioned everywhere that
if this signature does not match, the program will not complie. Still, the
following code works perfectly:

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class Strange
{
private static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println("Hello Strange!");
}
}

class Ex extends Strange
{
private static void main(String[] args)
{

Strange.main( args ) ;
System.out.println("Hello Ex!");
}

}

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Even if I use a single class and declare a main method as private, the code
complies and runs fine.

Please post your reply at my mail address: vbbr@usa.net.

Thanx.

Vikas

[Ashish patel]

It doesn't work. Since , the Ex class tries to call a private method main
of the class strange !
But any way , its not rule that the main mathod has to be public.
But the rule is ,
(1)main has to be static
(2)string array argument has to be there.
(3)the class that contains main has to be the same name as
the source file. if it is not so, it will compile but will not
run.


"Vikas Babbar" <vbbr@usa.net> wrote:
>
>The problem is related with the decleration of the main method.
>The JVM should match the signature of the main method as
>public static void main( String[] args ). It is mentioned everywhere that
>if this signature does not match, the program will not complie. Still, the
>following code works perfectly:
>
>-----------------------------------------------------------------
>class Strange
>{
> private static void main(String[] args)
> {
> System.out.println("Hello Strange!");
> }
>}
>
>class Ex extends Strange
>{
> private static void main(String[] args)
> {
>
> Strange.main( args ) ;
> System.out.println("Hello Ex!");
> }
>
>}
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Even if I use a single class and declare a main method as private, the code
>complies and runs fine.
>
>Please post your reply at my mail address: vbbr@usa.net.
>
>Thanx.
>
>Vikas