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Why main() method must be public so that it be called from JVM?
why class name may not be public in which main method is there cause ?JVM is outside the class>...........

Patrick Punty

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Well for your first querry I feel the answer is Yes, so that JVM can call it.
and I am sorry I didnt get your second querry

Raghu Shree

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Hi,
Public methods are only accessible from outside of the class. main() method is the entry point of the java applications. so we should declare the main method as public.

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main was not required to be public until Java 1.4.

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jvm is outside the class . it can call public main() method.it is right.but what if class is in default access and public main is there.then also it is able to call it.
I just want to ask how JVM enters a non-public class?

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