question about Array index - ojective 7.6 on K&B SCJP book

[adam Lui]

This is in chapter 4 page 309...
Given:
class Fork {
public static void main(String[] args) {
if(args.length == 1 | args[1].equals("test")) {
System.out.println("test case");
} else {
System.out.println("production " + args[0]);
}
}
}
And the command-line invocation:
java Fork live2

What is the result?

the answer is compilation fails. the book states "Because the short circuit (||) is not used, both operands are evaluated. Since args[1] is past the args array bounds, an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException is thrown"

I just dont get that..."Fork" on the command line invocation shall be args[1], and java, lives are args[0] and [2] respectively.

wat's the trick here any masters?

[Arun Kumar Gaddam]

Here "Java Fork Live2" -->java Fork is to run Class and Live2 is the command line argument.

[fred rosenberger]

You're thinking like a C programmer, not a java programmer.

[adam Lui]

stupid me, i get it now, thank you!

[Alexsandra Carvalho]

Hello,
one correction:
the answer is runtime exception, not compilation fails.

Alexsandra