The main method of the program has the reserved word static which means it is allowed to be used in the static context. A context relates to the use of computer memory during the running of the program. When the virtual machine loads a program, it creates the static context for it, allocating computer memory to store the program and its data, etc.. A dynamic context is certain kind of allocation of memory which is made later, during the running of the program. The program would not be able to start if the main method was not allowed to run in the static context.

这只是一个惯例，我们可以在这里看到:

方法必须声明为public和static，它不能返回任何值 值，并且它必须接受String数组作为参数。默认情况下, 第一个非选项参数是要调用的类的名称。 应该使用完全限定的类名。如果-jar选项为 指定后，第一个非选项参数是JAR存档的名称 类包含应用程序的类和资源文件 由Main-Class manifest头指示的启动类。

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/tooldocs/windows/java.html#description

让我们简单地假设，静态不需要作为应用程序入口点。

一个应用程序类看起来是这样的:

class MyApplication {
    public MyApplication(){
        // Some init code here
    }
    public void main(String[] args){
        // real application code here
    }
}

构造函数代码和主方法之间的区别是必要的，因为在OO中，构造函数只应确保实例被正确初始化。初始化后，实例可以用于预期的“服务”。将完整的应用程序代码放到构造函数中会破坏这一点。

因此，这种方法将在应用程序上强制执行三个不同的契约:

必须有一个默认构造函数。否则，JVM将不知道调用哪个构造函数以及应该提供哪些参数。 必须有一个主要的方法。好吧，这并不奇怪。 类不能是抽象的。否则，JVM无法实例化它。

另一方面，静态方法只需要一个契约:

必须有一个主要的方法。

这里抽象构造函数和多重构造函数都不重要。

由于Java被设计为一种简单的语言，所以应用程序入口点被设计为使用一个简单的契约，而不是使用三个独立而脆弱的契约，这并不奇怪。

请注意:这个参数不是关于JVM或JRE内部的简单性。这个参数是关于用户的简单性。

在这里，完整的签名只能算作一份合同。

原型public static void main(String[])是在JLS中定义的约定:

方法main必须声明为public、static和void。它必须指定一个形式形参(§8.4.1)，其声明类型为String数组。

在JVM规范5.2中。虚拟机启动我们可以读到:

The Java virtual machine starts up by creating an initial class, which is specified in an implementation-dependent manner, using the bootstrap class loader (§5.3.1). The Java virtual machine then links the initial class, initializes it, and invokes the public class method void main(String[]). The invocation of this method drives all further execution. Execution of the Java virtual machine instructions constituting the main method may cause linking (and consequently creation) of additional classes and interfaces, as well as invocation of additional methods.

有趣的是，在JVM规范中并没有提到主方法必须是静态的。 但是规范还说Java虚拟机执行以下两个步骤:

链接初始类(5.4。链接) 初始化它。初始化)

类或接口的初始化包括执行类或接口的初始化方法。

在2.9。特殊方法:

定义一个类或接口初始化方法:

一个类或接口最多有一个类或接口初始化方法，并通过调用该方法进行初始化(§5.5)。类或接口的初始化方法具有特殊名称<clinit>，不带参数，且为空。

类或接口初始化方法不同于定义如下的实例初始化方法:

在Java虚拟机级别，每个用Java编程语言(JLS§8.8)编写的构造函数都作为实例初始化方法出现，具有特殊名称<init>。

因此JVM初始化一个类或接口初始化方法，而不是实例初始化方法，后者实际上是一个构造函数。 因此，他们不需要在JVM规范中提到主方法必须是静态的，因为在调用主方法之前不创建实例这一事实暗示了这一点。

public static void main(String args[])是什么意思?

public is an access specifier meaning anyone can access/invoke it such as JVM(Java Virtual Machine. static allows main() to be called before an object of the class has been created. This is neccesary because main() is called by the JVM before any objects are made. Since it is static it can be directly invoked via the class. class demo { private int length; private static int breadth; void output(){ length=5; System.out.println(length); } static void staticOutput(){ breadth=10; System.out.println(breadth); } public static void main(String args[]){ demo d1=new demo(); d1.output(); // Note here output() function is not static so here // we need to create object staticOutput(); // Note here staticOutput() function is static so here // we needn't to create object Similar is the case with main /* Although: demo.staticOutput(); Works fine d1.staticOutput(); Works fine */ } } Similarly, we use static sometime for user defined methods so that we need not to make objects. void indicates that the main() method being declared does not return a value. String[] args specifies the only parameter in the main() method. args - a parameter which contains an array of objects of class type String.

The main method of the program has the reserved word static which means it is allowed to be used in the static context. A context relates to the use of computer memory during the running of the program. When the virtual machine loads a program, it creates the static context for it, allocating computer memory to store the program and its data, etc.. A dynamic context is certain kind of allocation of memory which is made later, during the running of the program. The program would not be able to start if the main method was not allowed to run in the static context.