Core Java: Basic Syntex of Java Program

Basic   Syntax:

About Java programs, it is very important to keep in mind the following points.

·Case Sensitivity - Java is case sensitive, which means identifier Hello and hello would have different meaning in Java.

·Class Names - For all class names, the first letter should be in Upper Case.If several words are used to form a name of the class, each inner word's first letter should be in Upper Case.

Example class MyFirstJavaClass

·Method Names - All method names should start with a Lower Case letter.If several words are used to form the name of the method, then each inner word's first letter should be in Upper Case.

Example public void myMethodName()

·Program File Name - Name of the program file should exactly match the class name.When saving the file, you should save it using the class name (Remember Java is case sensitive) and append '.java' to the end of the name (if the file name and the class name do not match your program will not compile).

Example : Assume 'MyFirstJavaProgram' is the class name, then the file should be saved as 'MyFirstJavaProgram.java'

·public static void main(String args[]) - Java program processing starts from the main() method, which is a mandatory part of every Java program.

Lets an example ---

class Simple{  

    public static void main(String args[]){  

     System.out.println("Hello Java");  

    }  

}  

How many ways can we write a java program—

·static public void main(String args[])  

·public static void main(String[] args)  

·public static void main(String []args)  

·public static void main(String args[])  

·public static void main(String... args)  

Having semicolon at the end of class in java is optional.

Let's see the simple code.

class A{  

static public void main(String... args){  

System.out.println("hello java4");  

}  

};  

Valid java main method signature--

·public static void main(String[] args)  

·public static void main(String []args)  

·public static void main(String args[])  

·public static void main(String... args)  

·static public void main(String[] args)  

·public static final void main(String[] args)  

·final public static void main(String[] args)  

·final strictfp public static void main(String[] args)