Java/Class/main

Main method

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/** If main is not special to the compiler, you should be able to 
 * write it any way you like. And you can. But the <KBD>java</KBD>
 * command only knows to call one particular form, as you can see
 * by compiling and running this program.
 */
public class MainNotSpecial {
  public static void main() {
    System.out.println("In no-argument main");
  }
  public static void main(String[] argv) {
    System.out.println("In String[] main");
  }
  public static void main(int argc, String argv[]) {
    System.out.println("In int,String[] main");
  }
  public static void main(String argv) {
    System.out.println("In String main");
  }
}