What happens when a main method is declared as private?
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Answer / dharma
main method signature must be like
public static void main(String args[])
if we declare as private then it compiles successfully
but at Runtime it says
"Main method not found in class"
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Answer / chinmay
If main method declared as private then at compilation no problem but at run time it shows an error that main method should be public...
because we access the main() method out side from class if it is private then it cannot be accessible...
that's why we have to write public in main method signature...
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Answer / maduakor ngozi chukwukodinaka
When a method is declared as private, the program compiles
properly but it will give runtime error ?Main method not
public".
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Answer / pankaj kumar
I have checked it proper in C# using visual studio.
its giving right output without any error at compile time or run time.
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Answer / pankaj kumar
i have checked it using c# in visual Studio.
then i found that there is no error in compilation or in run.
it is giving right output as we want without any error.
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Answer / milanjeet singh
When we define main method as private, it will compile but when run, it show an Error as: main method is not found in the class, please define the main method as public static void main (String[] args)
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Answer / sachin
JVM wants to execute the class its starting Execution from main Method means if JVM wants to execute main method if we declare main Method as private then its restriction the scope of main method if we declare Main Method as public then only jvm can applicable to access the main Method.
for e.g
class SE3
{
private static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.prinln("Hello");
}
}
E:A_coreResearch_Programs>javac SE3.java
E:A_coreResearch_Programs>java SE3
Error: Main method not found in class SE3, please define the main method as
public static void main(String[] args)
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Answer / thiru
The default signature should not be altered. If any changes, at run time "Class xxx does not have main method" exception will be thrown. But compilation will not give any exception.
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Answer / pawan
vani, varsha is correct , the 'private main method' is as
good as any member method your class can have (note that
main is not a key word in java) , it can be only used inside
the class in which it is defined.
It is clearly mentioned in the specifications that the
executing class should contain a 'public static void method'
as a point of execution otherwise execution will fail
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Answer / r.jainrocks@gmail.com
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