why a class contains main method has to made public

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  1. sakthi.abdullah

    sakthi.abdullah New Member

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    Hi
    Why a class containing main method has to made public..?
     
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    public indicates that the main method can be called by any object.
     
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    I am not a Java expert that reason could be for having the main public but for having the class public the reason could be it can be invoked from any package.
     

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