Java Main Method Explained - What Does All That Stuff Mean?

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  • Опубликовано: 26 ноя 2024

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  • @SponkADonk
    @SponkADonk 3 года назад +387

    For whatever reason I have struggled with really understanding "static" and you just cleared it up for me. Thanks, John!

    • @beesetti.d.ssubhash5075
      @beesetti.d.ssubhash5075 2 года назад +3

      Can you please explain with an example.
      😊

    • @jumpz5561
      @jumpz5561 2 года назад +4

      @@beesetti.d.ssubhash5075 if a method in a class is static, you'd need to create an instance of the class "Class1 class = new class()" in order to call the method, however if isn't static, you wouldn't need to to create the "Class1 class = new class()". You can directly call the method by writing Class1.method

    • @jumpz5561
      @jumpz5561 2 года назад +1

      does this make sense?

    • @AK-wc1cv
      @AK-wc1cv 2 года назад +25

      @@jumpz5561
      Or is it the other way round

    • @CodingWithJohn
      @CodingWithJohn  2 года назад +68

      Yeah it's the other way around. If it's static, you can (and should) call it directly on the class without creating an object. But if it's not static, you have to create an object and call the method on the object.

  • @nick-yr7wu
    @nick-yr7wu 2 года назад +66

    You seriously deserve more subscribers. You are an amazing teacher, thank you John

    • @sabeennawaz1001
      @sabeennawaz1001 Год назад +3

      Yes, that's why I told all of my classmates about John. We call him "Java John"

  • @alihaydarkaya3336
    @alihaydarkaya3336 2 года назад +22

    helloJohn, sometimes I’m having a language barriers but when you explain I don’t feel that. I appreciate it great explanation.

  • @InvinciRD
    @InvinciRD Год назад +3

    The reason why i love this channel is the explanation is just like the way it's needed and basics are at-least a bit clearer than what we know already.

  • @victoriagee1059
    @victoriagee1059 3 года назад +35

    0:23 no one quite says that. They just say they’ll discuss it later. Lol but you are such a good teacher. Happy I found you!

    • @kebbil
      @kebbil 2 года назад +12

      and never do

    • @nonnodacciaio704
      @nonnodacciaio704 2 года назад

      @@kebbil in any course you'll go over classes, methods and arguments, so you should be able to figure out what it does by yourself. Besides, they went over this in my course without even us asking

    • @vu5700
      @vu5700 2 года назад

      thats what your wife says the first time you are having sex with her

    • @theboss-by5gd
      @theboss-by5gd 2 года назад +1

      well ur lucky if they do.My teacher didnt say anything,she just said thats a default in java.So it really depends on the kinda teacher u hav

    • @pranavnyavanandi9710
      @pranavnyavanandi9710 2 года назад +1

      It's quite straightforward once you get into the language. Initially, they give a vague definition so you can go on with the learning.

  • @caffeinatedpanda1511
    @caffeinatedpanda1511 3 года назад +5

    the scenario at the beginning was LITERALLY MY EXPERIENCE. tysm

  • @michalski9141
    @michalski9141 2 года назад +1

    havent watched the video yet but: public - the accessor, means the method is accessible in other classes; static - the class doesnt need to be instantiated to be called; void - the return type, it does not return anything; main is of course the name and it takes in command line arguments represented by an array of strings called args

  • @shivjyotigarai2141
    @shivjyotigarai2141 Год назад +1

    1. jre calls the public main()
    2. static methods in a class can be called without creating an instance of that class. Just call MainMethodExplaination.main()
    3. void because does not return anything.
    4. String args[] => passing arguments as an input .

  • @charityg4786
    @charityg4786 3 года назад +19

    You are so enthusiastic when you teach. thanks for the lesson,it was easy to understand

    • @CodingWithJohn
      @CodingWithJohn  3 года назад +6

      Very glad to hear that, thanks for watching!

  • @LaGrossePaulik
    @LaGrossePaulik 2 года назад +4

    Thank you so much!

  • @lastwish6428
    @lastwish6428 Год назад +4

    It feels good , when you already know all these stuff and still watching this complete video 🤗

  • @colbyboucher6391
    @colbyboucher6391 2 года назад +7

    Might be good to note that those main args are typically used for advanced configuration options.

  • @mishellybelly
    @mishellybelly 4 месяца назад

    I just started my BA in IT but going towards the coding route with my degree and currently in my first intro to coding class at my university and I thank you for your explanations! This is all super helpful.

  • @ThatOtherAndi
    @ThatOtherAndi Год назад +1

    man i just stumbled upon your channel and im simply blown away by the quality of your content, it's gold

  • @mattmartin26
    @mattmartin26 Год назад +5

    Finally, a clear, succinct, and helpful explanation!

  • @rajithlahiru5580
    @rajithlahiru5580 3 месяца назад

    Top 2 Teachers in You tube.
    The Cherno, Coding with John
    Thank you John!!

  • @Galasssss
    @Galasssss Год назад

    Watching your videos bring me the feeling that I could talk to you drinking a beer and learning a lot of coding stuff for HOURS. You're funny and smart, and know properly what you're saying. Amazing

  • @anonimosilva6723
    @anonimosilva6723 Год назад +1

    Another clever idea: if it's an array of strings, you can also modify it to an array of integers! It works similarly!
    Thank you for this excential explanation!!

  • @boulettefranck2627
    @boulettefranck2627 10 месяцев назад

    Three years later, i've "super appreciated" your video ! Thx 🤩

  • @fyh8848
    @fyh8848 2 года назад +6

    Interesting, thx. Btw, the word “main” is inherited from C language. main function is entrance point in C.

    • @10F2C
      @10F2C 2 года назад

      the
      int main{} thingy?

  • @k0.9486
    @k0.9486 2 года назад

    I always hate the "just do it this way" teaching method. You never really know how to work around problems, only a few steps and well.....not all problems fit within those steps. Thanks for the video series on Java, by far the best I've found on YT.

  • @saptarshidey7672
    @saptarshidey7672 2 года назад +13

    Hello John, I really like the way you teach. Absolutely great!!!
    On similar lines to this video, students most of the time also think about the real stuff behind System.out.println(). Can you create a video explaining each part - What is System, out, println? Also the static nature of out and thus it can be used on top of the System class directly instead of an object.
    Cheers

  • @Catalyst313
    @Catalyst313 2 года назад

    I don't wanna underrate any of your other videos but this one (especially the introduction) really got me insanely immersed

  • @michaelkennedy5126
    @michaelkennedy5126 3 месяца назад

    Thank you for explaining public static void main and how to use that args array!

  • @albertosoto4280
    @albertosoto4280 3 года назад

    THANKS A LOT! People just saying "just copy this" was driving me nuts.

    • @CodingWithJohn
      @CodingWithJohn  3 года назад +2

      Glad it helped! When you're first getting started it can be kind of overwhelming and confusing to understand everything that's going on with it, so "just put it in there" isn't terrible advice for your very first program. But after a while it's valuable to be clear why it's all there.

  • @yadnyeshdesai6652
    @yadnyeshdesai6652 2 года назад +3

    Hey John, you are providing a great educational value. Your videos always help to clear my doubts and understand the basics of Java. Keep it up. Thanks a lot.

  • @spacemeat23
    @spacemeat23 Год назад

    this is my favorite channel for clearing up Java concepts, thank you so much John

  • @hexagonmagnetics569
    @hexagonmagnetics569 2 года назад +1

    I would like a big o notation lesson on search algorithms! Please discuss the space and time complexities of various algorithms and their most suitable applications!

  • @Affiliation2Code
    @Affiliation2Code 9 месяцев назад

    Starting with Java 21, the days when we have to stop enthusiastic beginners from asking questions about 'public static void main(String[] args)' because it's simply too advanced for a first lesson, are finally over. Nevertheless, great explanations, keep going!

  • @brijkumar8207
    @brijkumar8207 2 года назад +1

    Hello
    I have search so many videos on public static void main. But this is the first one that is clearer. You made it lot easier. You have any courses I can take?

    • @CodingWithJohn
      @CodingWithJohn  2 года назад

      Thanks! There's one linked in the description if you're interested. You can see all the content that's included and watch a few lessons free before you buy anything.

    • @brijkumar8207
      @brijkumar8207 2 года назад

      @@CodingWithJohn I already code but I get confused on how to start

  • @davishek7
    @davishek7 2 года назад

    Neither college teachers nor the textbooks ever explained what args do. Thanks for the clear explanation.

  • @sm7289
    @sm7289 2 года назад

    Java:
    class MainClass {
    public static void main (String [] args) {
    System.out.println("Hello World");
    }
    }
    Python:
    print("hello world")

  • @Mohanadxd
    @Mohanadxd 3 года назад +1

    John you are absolutely legend

  • @musicvibes1146
    @musicvibes1146 2 года назад

    thanks john im a 7th grader trying to learn java this video helped out a lot thanks

  • @hexagonmagnetics569
    @hexagonmagnetics569 2 года назад

    The elephant in my text editor has been explained, thanks! I’ve watched a bunch of java youtubers, but you are indeed the most thorough with explaining java concepts!

  • @mythicaldata6297
    @mythicaldata6297 2 года назад

    Great video, when I was taking java at university I felt they had way too many analogies, that by the end of them I was just confused and bored, and didn't answer stuff like this fully
    glad to heard a nice clear explanation instead of something like "you'll learn that later"

  • @gregorriusadolphus2729
    @gregorriusadolphus2729 Год назад

    This was very helpful....I just started learning Java last night (I was a JavaScript guy) and this really cleared things up! Gracias!!

  • @gunuk123
    @gunuk123 4 месяца назад +1

    Imagine you’re baking a cake:
    So, public static void main(String[] args) means:
    public: Anyone can use this recipe.
    static: You don't need to make a whole cake to read the recipe.
    void: The recipe itself doesn't give you cake.
    main: This is the name of the recipe.
    (String[] args): This part is like optional ingredients that you might add to the recipe.

  • @spancavil
    @spancavil Год назад

    Extremely useful! Congratz John.

  • @samaravadi3
    @samaravadi3 Год назад

    I'm studying for my theory final in a couple days and you're helping me tremendously

  • @g_r_x_v
    @g_r_x_v 2 года назад +1

    I started watching your videos yesterday and I am subscribed now, very interesting explanations!

  • @michaelmai25
    @michaelmai25 Год назад

    omg...bro is better teacher than all my professors combined lol GREAT VIDEO!

  • @ramyareddy6190
    @ramyareddy6190 2 года назад

    yours the first channel i subscribed after watching many others.. you are just too good to be on you tube. I love your videos.

  • @FREDDYMAZENGE
    @FREDDYMAZENGE 2 года назад +1

    bro this video made me subscribe without any hesitations ...... l like the way you started your video

  • @evanmcgillivray8697
    @evanmcgillivray8697 3 года назад +4

    Thanks for the video! Great stuff man

  • @LanceLiebenberg
    @LanceLiebenberg Год назад +1

    Thanks so much bro. This honestly helped so much. Walking away a little more confident 👍

  • @codyj07161989
    @codyj07161989 2 года назад

    "It's kind of like saying hey I'm a great program and the JRE goes 'great how can I run you'? and he's like you can't. Only I can run me." "and that's a pretty useless program".
    This statement while maybe not intended to be interpreted nor regarded in this way is full of wisdom not only in regards to coding but when applied to life in general, lol🤣. 10/10. Just wanted to point that out. Thank you for all the vids John, you're helping me a lot.

  • @andreas_tech
    @andreas_tech 2 года назад +1

    I think that this style of explanation -
    starting from the absolute bottom first, explaining all this st*pid keywords (of this alien language ;) -
    is the best appraoch you can have.
    Even if it takes some minutes longer,
    it will clear out some questions that every newbie has at the beginning.
    [even better would be some history on WHY this or that keyword had to be invented...]
    Thanks man.

  • @heetwarm7819
    @heetwarm7819 3 года назад

    After al those hours searching for explanations this is the only video I found helpful and entertaining!
    Keep it up!

  • @anth0ni33
    @anth0ni33 2 года назад

    This is a very fun and easy to understand explanation. I'm not even a java developer (learning c#) but I understood it perfectly. I've noticed java and c# share similar syntax tho.

  • @ebenolivier2762
    @ebenolivier2762 2 года назад +1

    Interestingly, the designers of Java could have opted to return an int from the main method (instead of void) to indicate to the OS the state the program completed in e.g. success, failure etc.. You can actually specify such an int when you call System.exit to exit the program.

    • @fisyr
      @fisyr 2 года назад

      I was wondering about that. I've been learning a lot of C lately and having your main function return an exit code seems to be the standard there.

    • @NotreallySerious695
      @NotreallySerious695 Год назад

      It does return a code based on the success in Intellij IDEA I haven't tried in other IDEs so idk about others

  • @NitaiZohar
    @NitaiZohar Год назад +1

    Thank you a lot❤❤ you are really helpful and you are very understandable

  • @asagiai4965
    @asagiai4965 2 года назад +1

    Unlucky for them or those then. Our good prof (but can be mean sometimes) explains it. And I think the very first thing also.

  • @valoriebroderick
    @valoriebroderick Год назад

    It would be awesome if you could do a video just on the static keyword. Why would you use it besides in the main method and stuff.

  • @shwetaadhikari7403
    @shwetaadhikari7403 Год назад

    The bottom line is use the "main " as it is... it was amazing.

    • @CodingWithJohn
      @CodingWithJohn  Год назад +1

      Yep, just use it as it is. But it's good to know why it is how it is!

  • @mahodaadikari4116
    @mahodaadikari4116 2 года назад +1

    Your explanations are amazing. Keep up the good work. Wish you all the best ❤

  • @findlestick
    @findlestick 3 года назад +1

    Way to clearly explain things. Thank you. 👍

  • @JoseThomas-erpjose
    @JoseThomas-erpjose 2 года назад

    Wow, Never knew what it means. Super simple explaination

  • @jonathanbyrdmusic
    @jonathanbyrdmusic 8 месяцев назад +2

    “Args” is actually the sound I make trying to understand computer language

  • @furkancakin1553
    @furkancakin1553 2 года назад

    Hi John !!! I have been following you and watching alllll of your Java tutorials all the time would love to meet one day if you are anywhere near east coast !! I realized in this video though you are very quiet 😊 are you trying to to not wake someone up at home ??!! 😛 you are great thank you so much for al the useful info ! I hope the best for you

  • @Noah-vm8id
    @Noah-vm8id 2 года назад

    This was a video I was always looking for when I was a beginner, thanks 🙏

  • @MrSajjadgul
    @MrSajjadgul 3 года назад

    A must like from me for all of your videos.

  • @katiescape
    @katiescape 6 месяцев назад

    My mind always asks me 'why' and when I can't get the answers my learning shuts down, thank you for this explanation!

  • @adelacristea153
    @adelacristea153 2 года назад +1

    Yep.... that was my teacher, like:" no more questions" :-/
    Thank you for this great video. :D

  • @fredericoamigo
    @fredericoamigo 3 года назад +14

    Definitely demystified a lot of things for me here! Super useful vid for me who is learning Java coming from python :-)

    • @pranavnyavanandi9710
      @pranavnyavanandi9710 2 года назад

      Mee too, coming to Java from Python. 😊
      Initially, I would do a lot of comparison between the two.

  • @davannaleah
    @davannaleah Год назад

    If you could, please add to this about having multiple arguments rather than just one.

  • @saraproetti5039
    @saraproetti5039 Год назад

    you are amazing teacher! Thank you

  • @ROSUJACOB
    @ROSUJACOB 2 года назад

    Thank you John for the video.

  • @philbowden
    @philbowden 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks for this. Nicely done. One question I have is can you think of a realistic use case for assigning value to the String[] args array?

  • @gopalkannan4934
    @gopalkannan4934 2 года назад

    Thank you. It is useful for interview

  • @samim7373
    @samim7373 2 года назад

    Thank you for sharing, I was hopping you can explain it better than others, can you try to explain it with example for a beginners that we can understand it easily.

  • @yashchandak8016
    @yashchandak8016 10 месяцев назад

    Great explanation sir

  • @TezlaByte
    @TezlaByte 2 года назад

    Haven't seen the video yet... But that's exactly what I asked yeaaars ago trying to do C#
    I never progressed.

  • @henriquesenadev2194
    @henriquesenadev2194 2 года назад

    Great and simple video! Congrats and thanks

  • @rohithv63
    @rohithv63 2 года назад +1

    Could you please make a video explaining each part of System.out.println()? Thank you

    • @colbyboucher6391
      @colbyboucher6391 2 года назад +1

      It's a method called println(), which is part of the *out* field in the System class. "Out" in this case is an instance of PrintStream.

  • @stephanieezat-panah7750
    @stephanieezat-panah7750 Год назад

    hahaha! I had a really good chuckle, those first 30 seconds.
    "Don't ask! shut up, no don't! stop. Just do it, put it in there!"
    I was on the receiving end of that. Art imitates life, right?

  • @franciscogrosso6533
    @franciscogrosso6533 Год назад

    Amazing explanation, thank u so much!

  • @steveymcsteve0717
    @steveymcsteve0717 3 года назад

    Thank you for this. I was always wondering what it all did and I could never geta good answer.

  • @LBCreateSpace
    @LBCreateSpace 20 дней назад

    This was very helpful, thank you

  • @ananducs5622
    @ananducs5622 2 месяца назад

    hmm found new java teacher love from india :)

  • @sebon11
    @sebon11 2 года назад

    Lovely tutorial!

  • @kerwinso
    @kerwinso 3 года назад +7

    Finally, someone with the cojones to explain this thoroughly! Nice job.
    Incidentally, have you ever considered becoming a Dean at a community college in Greendale CO? :P

    • @CodingWithJohn
      @CodingWithJohn  3 года назад +2

      Thanks! Hmm I somehow had not considered that very specific career path.

    • @stevepoolosaur1721
      @stevepoolosaur1721 3 года назад

      @@CodingWithJohn google 'community dean' 🤓 haha

  • @lavanyaan2158
    @lavanyaan2158 4 месяца назад

    Thank you so much for the video 🙏🙏🙏

  • @ob0-china
    @ob0-china 11 месяцев назад

    Great video! Though I've got one question left. How do I pass multiple arguments (so that the args array contains more than one string)?

  • @Imsulaf
    @Imsulaf Год назад

    The story in the beginning is so accurate

  • @danielnoguera2219
    @danielnoguera2219 2 года назад

    Thanks a lot! Cheers from argentina

  • @alexzink4451
    @alexzink4451 10 месяцев назад

    Hello, Sir! We'd all really appreciate if you break down SOLID on this channel, especially LSP🙏🙏🙏

  • @Ricocase
    @Ricocase Год назад

    English? Jre? Instance? Method? What is static like? Sits still? What if I wanted #s, not strings?

    • @rxn7
      @rxn7 Год назад

      you really though he would explain every single part of OOP in Java in this video? it would take literally 4-5 hours

  • @elvispontes4165
    @elvispontes4165 2 года назад

    your videos are awesome!! Thanks a lot for sharing

  • @Mnogojazyk
    @Mnogojazyk 2 года назад

    Hello, John!
    How does one delimit the arguments args[x], one from another? How does one count the arguments? I expect there is a method to do just that.
    Nice explanation. Many thanks.

  • @skylarngoi3262
    @skylarngoi3262 3 года назад

    Thanks for your explanation..

  • @alexoduya652
    @alexoduya652 Год назад +1

    Two words. Thank you.

  • @leoMC4384
    @leoMC4384 Год назад

    That's actually the first thing any Java crash course tutorial should explain, but instead they just say: "That's the way it is". SMH... Anyways, amazing video as always. 👏👏👏👏

  • @suwatchainanchai6637
    @suwatchainanchai6637 2 года назад

    Do u have a video that teach about java command and show what the behind scene of the command working ? .and may be about maven and gradle that would be great too.

  • @pradiptonath4323
    @pradiptonath4323 2 года назад

    Great explanation

  • @akeemlouigarde4946
    @akeemlouigarde4946 2 года назад

    Thank you John

  • @ArjunKumar-zu2kl
    @ArjunKumar-zu2kl 2 года назад

    Brilliant John....

  • @vigneshwaranr680
    @vigneshwaranr680 2 года назад

    Love your teaching. I mean it ❤

  • @snich1950
    @snich1950 2 года назад

    Man. I have to tell your channel to my classmates, coz I'm having trouble explaining Java to them.

  • @preetavasan8958
    @preetavasan8958 2 года назад

    Can you do a series on backtracking and dynamic programming