java how to pass string argument to main

Question

How I can pass string argument that the user gives from the command Line to the main?

public static void main( String[] args )

for example user writes in the command line : string1 string2

How I can read the string2 and save it to a String variable to main?

[Read the tutorial](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/environment/cmdLineArgs.html). — Andy Turner, Apr 11 '16 at 21:43
@AndyTurner I read it but it doesn't mention for string how to do — javAndr, Apr 11 '16 at 21:46
The command line arguments are already there: they are passed in `args`. — Andy Turner, Apr 11 '16 at 21:47
Possible duplicate of [Java Command line arguments](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/716153/java-command-line-arguments) — maximede, Apr 11 '16 at 21:50

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 11 '16 at 21:50

When you call the following

    main(String[] args)

you pass an array of strings as an argument to the main method

as such if you want to access any of those values passed in you would call args[index-you-want]

for example if you wanted the first string passed in you would call args[0]

to save to a string variable you would simply assign the value to a String variable

    String myString = args[0];

if you wanted String2

    String string2 = args[1];

Hope this helps.

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