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Java Java Objects (Retired) Delivering the MVP Arrays and Command Line Arguments

Posted by Stephanie Fu
Stephanie Fu
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Why does the main class take an array?

For this Hangman game, what is the point of having an array? Can't it just be a normal string?

1 Answer

Youssef George
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Youssef George
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Youssef George
Youssef George
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Having an array in the main method is more flexible than a string for passing arguments because You will basically be able to pass more than one String and use it in your code, for example:

Imagine that you are making a java program that creates human objects and you will need to pass to the main method two strings, the first one is the age and the other is the name. Can you achieve that with one string? Yes you can but you will make the code a bit more complicated and that's why the main method needs an array of strings.

I hope that I was clear,

Happy Coding!