== Why is this an issue?

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet," but ``++main++`` by any other name would not. Just because a method has the name "main", that doesn't make it the entry point to an application. It must also have the correct signature. Specifically, it must be ``++public static void++`` and accept a single ``++String []++`` as an argument.


=== Noncompliant code example

[source,java]
----
public void main(String arg) {  // Noncompliant
  // ...
}
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=== Compliant solution

[source,java]
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public static void main(String [] args) {
  // ...
}
----



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== Implementation Specification
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=== Message

Make this method ["public" | "static" | return "void" | accept a "String []" argument].


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== Comments And Links
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=== relates to: S998

=== on 11 Jun 2015, 20:19:01 Ann Campbell wrote:
Code Pro: Entry point method

=== on 16 Jun 2015, 13:18:33 Nicolas Peru wrote:
Looks good. I really like this first sentence ! :)

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