Re: Enhancement request

From:
Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li>
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Date:
Thu, 4 Sep 2008 09:44:37 +0100
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On Wed, 3 Sep 2008, Lionel van den Berg wrote:

On Sep 4, 2:31?pm, Tegiri Nenashi <TegiriNena...@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm programming java since 96 and can't remember myself ever using
main method with arguments. Does anybody have a different experience?


I've used them, mainly when running from commandline.


Same here. I've used them a lot.

Now that I don't use these arguments, I never feel to make a
concentrated effort to remember them. Why bother remembering something
that I can easily copy over from somewhere else. However, after doingg
this same trick for 100 time, I ask why Java can't just be simplified
to allow

? static void main() {
? }

as a program entry point?


Considering you ownly write one main method for an application it is
hardly a common inconvenience, I therefore see no real reason to support
your suggestion.


Agreed.

What i would support would be an int return type from main, so you can
return an exit code to the OS. I don't see why one should have to use
System.exit to do that.

tom

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