Chapter

The javamain() Method

From ComputerScienceOne by Dr Chris Bourke

Concepts

1. What role does the main() method play in a Java program?

   "Every executable program has to have a beginning: a point at which the program starts to execute. In Java, a class may contain many variables and methods, but a class is only executable if it contain

2. How are command line arguments accessed and converted in Java?

   "The number of arguments provided can be determined using the length property of the array. Specifically, args.length is an integer indicating how many arguments were provided. This does not include t

3. How are comments written and treated in Java programs?

   "Comments can be written in a Java program either as a single line using two forward slashes, //comment or as a multiline comment using a combination of forward slash and asterisk: /* comment */ . Wit