What's so special with " * "????

[rob javier]

i passed as an argument the symbol " * ". but when i tried to print it, i got this:
arcldr.exe
arcsetup.exe
AUTOEXEC.BAT

btw, my code is as simple as this:
class Ops{
public static void main(String args[]){
System.out.println(args[0]);
System.out.println(args[1]);
System.out.println(args[2]);
}
}

[Mani Ram]

Yes. This happens because the Operating System treats * as a wild character. Java can do nothing about it
If you want to pass * as a command line argument, enclose it in quotes
Example: java MyClass "*"
It will work for Windows.
I think it should work in UNIX also. If it doesn't work, try the escape characters
(Example: java MyClass \*)

[rob javier]

thanks

[Valentin Crettaz]

Moving this to Java in General (Beginner) forum.