In Java, the main()
method is the entry point of a Java program. It is a static method that is called when the program starts. The main()
method has the following signature:
public static void main(String[] args)
The main()
method takes an array of strings called args
as an argument. This array contains the command-line arguments passed to the program when it is launched.
To initialize the main()
method in a Java program, you can define it within a class like this:
public class MainExample { public static void main(String[] args) { // Your code goes here } }
The main()
method should be declared as public
so that it can be called from outside the class, and as static
so that it can be called without creating an instance of the class.
Here is an example of a simple Java program that initializes the main()
method and prints a message to the console:
public class MainExample { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Hello, World!"); } }
This code defines the main()
method within the MainExample
class, and prints the message "Hello, World!" to the console when the program is run.
To run a Java program that contains the main()
method, you will need to compile the program into a class file using the javac
command, and then run the class file using the java
command. For example:
javac MainExample.java java MainExample
This will compile the MainExample.java
file into a class file called MainExample.class
, and then run the class file, which will execute the main()
method and print the message "Hello, World!" to the console.