Parts of A Java Program
Parts of A Java Program
/************************************* *Project: LabOneA *Programmer: John Smith *Date: September 23 *Program Name: Hello.java **************************************/ import java.io.*; public class Hello { public static void main (String[ ] args) { System.out.println("This is a literal print."); System.out.print("Yea!"); System.out.println("Go Java!"); } }
import java.io.*;
Every Java program is a class. The program starts with the name of the class. This name must be the same name as the . java file in your folder. In this case the file is saved as Hello.java.
Class names must begin with a letter, an underscore or a dollar sign. Class names may contain only letters, digits, underscores and/or dollar signs. Class names may not use reserved words. A set of French curly braces { } is needed for { every class. A main method is needed for execution to have a place to start. This main method gets executed public static void main (String[ ] args) first. The idea of static will be discussed later. The array of strings parameter is a necessity. A set of French curly braces { } is needed for { main. Output statements: the basic output statement in Java is the System.out.println( ) statement. The System.out.println( ) line will print what is System.out.println("This is a literal between the double quotes" " (called a literal print."); print) and move the printing cursor to the next System.out.print("Yea!"); line. System.out.println("Go Java!"); The System.out.print( ) line will print what is between the double quotes and leave the printing cursor on the same line. Braces are closed to end the program. } }