32: Mainline

Keywords are words to which Java attributes special meanings. Three such keywords appear in the example.

  *-- Keywords 
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public static void main (String argv[]) { 
 6 + 9 + 8; 
} 

• The keyword public indicates how accessible the main method is to be. You learn more about the public keyword in Chapter 15.
• The keyword static indicates that the main method is a class method, rather than an instance method. You learn about this distinction in Chapter 10.
• The keyword void indicates that the main method returns no value. You learn more about the void keyword in Chapter 5.

You should accept the use of the three keywords as ritual for now. You will come to understand the ritual as you study the language.