When you write
public static void main(String[] args) {
}
And when you write
public static void main(String[] str) {
}
they seem to do the same thing. Am I wrong? And what is the difference between str and args?
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Variable names don't matter (as long as you refer to the one you're currently using), and so they're the same – Hovercraft Full Of Eels Aug 15 '17 at 01:49
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No functional difference whatsoever. – Sergey Kalinichenko Aug 15 '17 at 01:50
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2it is just convention to use `args` as this is a descriptive name of what the variable holds – Scary Wombat Aug 15 '17 at 01:50
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1They're different names for the same argument, and names don't affect the method signature, so there's no difference. `args` is the more common convention though. – shmosel Aug 15 '17 at 01:50
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1Duplicate question found, and question closed. I knew it had to be out there. – Hovercraft Full Of Eels Aug 15 '17 at 01:53