What is “String args[]”? parameter in main method Java

Question

I\'m just beginning to write programs in Java. What does the following Java code mean?

public static void main(String[] args)

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Answer 1

The String[] args parameter is an array of Strings passed as parameters when you are running your application through command line in the OS.

So, imagine you have compiled and packaged a myApp.jar Java application. You can run your app by double clicking it in the OS, of course, but you could also run it using command line way, like (in Linux, for example):

user@computer:~$ java -jar myApp.jar

When you call your application passing some parameters, like:

user@computer:~$ java -jar myApp.jar update notify

The java -jar command will pass your Strings update and notify to your public static void main() method.

You can then do something like:

System.out.println(args[0]); //Which will print 'update'
System.out.println(args[1]); //Which will print 'notify'