(June 14,2016)

Today i come to know the basic syntax of java and some important point related with it.

Simple java program:- “Hello Java”

1. class Simple{
2.     public static void main(String args[]){
3.      System.out.println(“Hello Java”);
4.     }
5. }

Let’s see what is the meaning of class, public, static, void, main, String[], System.out.println().

• class keyword is used to declare a class in java.
• public keyword is an access modifier which represents visibility, it means it is visible to all.
• static is a keyword, if we declare any method as static, it is known as static method. The core advantage of static method is that there is no need to create object to invoke the static method. The main method is executed by the JVM, so it doesn’t require to create object to invoke the main method. So it saves memory.
• void is the return type of the method, it means it doesn’t return any value.
• main represents startup of the program.
• String[] args is used for command line argument. We will learn it later.
• System.out.println() is used print statement. We will learn about the internal working of System.out.println statement later.

About Java programs, it is very important to keep in mind the following points.

•  Case Sensitivity – Java is case sensitive, which means identifier Hello and hello would have different meaning in Java.
• Class Names – For all class names the first letter should be in Upper Case. If several words are used to form a name of the class, each inner word’s first letter should be in Upper Case.Example: class MyFirstJavaClass.
• Method Names – All method names should start with a Lower Case letter. If several words are used to form the name of the method, then each inner word’s first letter should be in Upper Case. Example: public void myMethodName().
• Program File Name – Name of the program file should exactly match the class name. When saving the file, you should save it using the class name (Remember Java is case sensitive) and append ‘.java’ to the end of the name (if the file name and the class name do not match, your program will not compile). Example: Assume ‘MyFirstJavaProgram’ is the class name. Then the file should be saved as ‘MyFirstJavaProgram.java’.
• public static void main(String args[]) – Java program processing starts from the main() method which is a mandatory part of every Java program.