Is there a difference between main(String args[])

Question

Is there a difference between:

public void main(String args[]) { ... } 

and

public void main(String[] args) { ... }

I don't believe so, but I am wondering.

Answer 1

Semantically, they are identical. However, I'd recommend using the latter syntax (String[] args) when declaring arrays. The former syntax is there mainly for compatibility with C syntax.

Since String[], as a whole, is the type of the object in Java, it's more consistent and clear not to split it up.

A similar question addresses the [] after method argument list.

Answer 2

Although both are used to create array of String type but second one is more popular, because with that, you can create multiple String arrays simultaneously... E.g String[] a,b; Here you have created two String Arrays a and b simultaneously.

However

String a[],b; will create String array "a" and String variable(not array) b.

Hope this clarifies.

Answer 3

No

They are just two style of writting