This document explains the structure and purpose of a basic Java "Hello World" program. The program contains a main method that prints "Hello World" to the standard output stream. It discusses the key components of a Java class like access modifiers, arguments, and how the main method is used to run the program. The document also provides additional resources for learning more about the Hello World program in Java.

1. Java Hello World Program
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2. The Program
First, let us look at the complete program :
public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
The output will be :
Hello World

3. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
public is an access specifier which states that
the class is accessible from any other class

4. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
class defines a class or in simpler words – a
program

5. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
HelloWorld is the name of the class ( or
program ). You can give any other name
BUT…

6. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
… that name should follow the rules of identifiers :
1. It should begin with a letter
2. Lowercase letters, upper case letters and
numbers can be used. Only $ and _ special
characters are allowed.
3. Keywords ( certain reserved words ) cannot be
used as identifiers.
4. Spaces are not allowed.

7. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
The opening and closing braces specify the
starting and ending of the class.

8. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
Within the class, we have a method.

9. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
The method has a header or method
declaration ….

10. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
… and a body

11. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
The word public in the method header is the
same as the keyword public used for the
class. Here, it indicates that other classes
can call this method.

12. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
static specifies that we can invoke this
method without creating an object of the
class.

13. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
void indicates that the method does not
return any value.

14. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
main is the name of the method. For a
program to be run, the name of the method
should always be main.

15. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
With the parentheses are the arguments.

16. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
It takes a String array as an arguments and
stores it in the variable args.

17. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
A String is a group of letters. An array is a
group of Strings.

18. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
The parameters to main method are passed
through command line.

19. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
This line prints the message to the screen.
Anything within the quotes is displayed on
the screen.

20. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Hello World” );
}
}
System is a predefined class. out is a
member of that class and println is a
method.

21. public class HelloWorld {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
System.out.println ( “Welcome to JavaWithUs.com” );
}
}
The above modified program prints
Welcome to JavaWithUs.com

22. To understand the HelloWorld program in a
better way, read the following article :
http://www.javawithus.com/tutorial/the-
hello-world-program
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