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    How can I create objects?
    Pingu
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    You create objects by invoking the constructor of their class (it has the same name as the class). Java already has some classes; for example, Integer, but you can also define your own class. For example, if you defined a class Orange, you could create an object of that class like this: "Orange o = new Orange();".
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    How can we call the second method while using the main one?
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    The main is what runs first, so make sure you call the second method from inside the main { }, and it will execute by itself.
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    What is a method call in Java?
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    A method is a set of code that is referred to by name and can be called (invoked) at any point in a program simply by utilizing the method's name. Think of a method as a subprogram that acts on data and often returns a value. Each method has its own name.
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    Can I call main method explicitly? How?
    Pingu
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    Yes, you can. Since main is defined as having one argument, which is String[] args, you will have call it like any other function with one argument of type String[]. If your main function does nothing with its arguments, you can just write: "main(new String[1]);". However, you have to be careful with calling the main method more than one time, because it can give you an infinite recursion that will end in a StackOverflowError. So make sure the calls to the main method are stopped when some condition is met.
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    Is it possible to run Java on an Android?
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    Yes. Android apps are built using Java.
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    Why do we use the class name as the file name?
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    To organize Java files properly, otherwise Java might get confused on class names (e.g. class Test inside WikiHow-Example.java and class Test inside Personal-Example.java). Java has that as a requirement for most OSes (Linux might be excluded).
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    How do I call a void method in the 'main' section of my code?
    Banana Head
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    Since void methods do not return any data type, you just call them on their own line. For example, if you have a void method called "printUsername", call it with "printUsername();". If the method takes in any parameters, make sure to include those in the parenthesis.
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    The main method is called by the JVM. But who calls the other methods we declare inside our program?
    Waqas Ahmad
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    The main method is the entry point of a Java program and it is called by the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) when the program is executed. Other methods in a Java program are typically called by other methods or statements within the program. For example, if you have a method called printHello() that simply prints "Hello" to the console, you might call it from the main method like this: public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { printHello(); } public static void printHello() { System.out.println("Hello"); } } In this case, the main method calls the printHello method. The printHello method is executed when it is called, and it prints "Hello" to the console.
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