customize the entry point of program

hi
cant we customize the entry point of our program??
like we have main as the entry point for execution of our program.is there any way we can make some other method as the entry point of execution of our program??

Hi,

Do keep in mind that you are talking about programs executed from the command line. Other for example servlets or applets have different entry points.

Cheers,
Raj.

Pradeep,
I am curious..

What are you trying to do?

Originally posted by pradeepta chopra:
hi
cant we customize the entry point of our program??
like we have main as the entry point for execution of our program.is there any way we can make some other method as the entry point of execution of our program??

Apart from things like applets, which usually use init() and servlets, both as mentioned earlier, no. The JVM specifically looks for the main method with a particular signature, and will throw an Exception if it isn't found.

You could write your own custom JVM launcher.

Originally posted by Joanne Neal:
You could write your own custom JVM launcher.

. . . Only if you want me to move you off beginners, Joanne.

Originally posted by Campbell Ritchie:
. . . Only if you want me to move you off beginners, Joanne.

I did think twice about posting a reply. Decided to just put the idea out there without going into too much detail.

ok thank you al

Originally posted by pradeepta chopra:
ok thank you al

You're welcome