why "this" keyword is not allowed in main method in java

Question

Why this keyword cannot be used in static method.

   class Hello{ 
    public static void main(String[] args) { 
    System.out.println(this); 
    }
   }

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11664522/why-cant-we-use-this-keyword-in-a-static-method — , Sep 22 '16 at 09:26
i have searched but unfortunately unable to find the proper answer. — Pulkit Yadav, Sep 22 '16 at 09:28

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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The main method is static and therefore cannot be accessed with the keyword this :)

Note: Indeed, the question has been answered already : here

edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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answered Sep 22 '16 at 09:27

Floran Gmehlin

In more gentle words: when you have another questions which also answers the current one, then flag it as a duplicate instead of writing the same stuff as an answer. – Tom Sep 22 '16 at 09:34
@Tom Thanks for pointing that out. Nobody here is farming reputation, but more like helping people. I didn't even know how to flag for duplicate until you mentioned that. – Floran Gmehlin Sep 22 '16 at 09:36
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*"Nobody here is farming reputation"* A lot of people do (sadly). When you're not one of them, then that is really nice to hear. Help page about flagging: http://stackoverflow.com/help/privileges/flag-posts – Tom Sep 22 '16 at 09:43
Mine is grown organically. – Kayaman Sep 22 '16 at 09:46
The person is not `accessing` the main method with the `this` keyword. It would mean doing this: `this.main();`. What the OP does is absolutely nonsensical. He's trying to display the value of a (final) object, which is impossible. – progyammer Sep 22 '16 at 10:02

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