Beginner

[venkata ramana]

HI...
can any one tell the difference between
public static void main(String args[]) and
public stativ void main(String[] args)
if there is a difference can anyone explain it in depth pleezzz
:-).

[Art Metzer]

Hi, Venkata.
There is no difference between
public static void main( String[] args ) { }
and
public static void main( String args[] ) { } .
It's all about how you can define an array to Java.
You can say "int[] array" or "int array[]". The
latter syntax is accepted mainly for C/C++
compatibility.
So it doesn't matter at all to Java which syntax
you use. I have read that the former syntax is
preferred, but that preference is one voiced by
humans and convention, not by Java.
Others may have thoughts on the subject....?
Art

[Val Dra]

HI...
can any one tell the difference between
public static void main(String args[]) and
public stativ void main(String[] args)
if there is a difference can anyone explain it in depth pleezzz
:-).
You can declare an array with [] ither way but there is something you must know
let's say you have an array declared like this
int arr[], f;
int []arr, f
in first declaration arr is declared as an array of integers but if is not in 2nd declaration arr is declared as array of integers and so is f . So when you have [] after the type the following declarations followed by , will result in an array reference

[Susan Hoover]

Originally posted by Val Dra:
You can declare an array with [] ither way but there is something you must know
let's say you have an array declared like this
int arr[], f;
int []arr, f
in first declaration arr is declared as an array of integers but if is not in 2nd declaration arr is declared as array of integers and so is f . So when you have [] after the type the following declarations followed by , will result in an array reference

Wow. Val, I have to admit that I thought you were wrong, and I was going to prove it. However, my code proved that you were correct! The following code compiles (if you strip out the line numbers). Note lines 6 and 12. In the first case, f is an int. In the second case, f is an int[]. Wow.

 1  public class val {
 2
 3      public void method1() {
 4          int arr[], f;
 5          arr = new int[2];
 6          f = 4;
 7      }
 8
 9      public void method2() {
10          int []arr, f;
11          arr = new int[2];
12          f = new int[3];
13      }
14  }

--
Susan

[Lori Battey]

Something new for me too!! Thanks!