[BuhRock]

Hi, I have a question about the main method. I have noticed that in some peoples code, they put

public static void main(String[] args)

as the main method header. Then in others I see

public static void main(String args[])

.

Why is it that this works both ways? Also what is the difference?

[masijade]

No real difference just a varying syntax. In general the second form is frowned upon in most formatting conventions but that is more organisational than anything else.

There is, however, one thing the second form (i.e. putting the brackets on the variable rather than the type) will allow you to do that the first won't however (and this is general declaration stuff nothing to do with main itself) and that is something like this

int a, b, c[];

where a and b are normal ints and c is an int array.
That, however, is also frowned upon in most formatting conventions. Again, though, this is more organisational than anything else.