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Writing Your First main() Method

โ˜• Java 17

Every Java program starts in the same place: the main method. Here you'll learn what each word of its signature does, which variations Java accepts, which ones break your program, and how to pass data to a program when you launch it.

In this series

# Page Reading time
1 The main signature, word by word 3 min
2 What breaks main, and command-line arguments 3 min
3 Lab: launching the streaming platform 3 min

๐ŸŽ“ OCP 1Z0-829 candidates: exam traps and practice questions (optional)

Prerequisites: Your First Java Class.

Code: Java17_Part_1_Fundamentals_Core_Syntax on GitHub