Why does this code behave like THIS??

[sreenath205]

class mainerror
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
for(int i=0; i < args.length; i++)
{
System.out.println(args);
}
}
}



if we execute this programme with command line argument it has to print the same command line argument

eg
c:\>mainerror testing
output:
c:\>mainerror testing
testing

But if we supply command line argument as * it list all files in CURRENT DIRECTORY why is it so?
Ex:
D:\2k>java test *
file_id.diz
fms.2003-04-15.full.zip
s2k.hacking.exe
s2k.info.txt
ser2k71.exe
Serials2000.nfo
serialz updates and more.url
test.class
Any answer appreciated

 

[globos]

>But if we supply command line argument as * it list all files in CURRENT DIRECTORY why is it so?

* is translated by the shell interpreter before java command is called. * means all files in current directory.

Do :
c:\java mainerror &quot;*&quot;

if you want to pass character &quot;*&quot; as argument to the program.

--
Globos

 

[Diancecht]

In addition, the piece of code you wrote just prints the same thing several times, maybe you should include args instead of just args.

Cheers.

Dian

 

[frag]

please use the &quot;code&quot;-tags for posting sourcecode

thx

frag

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