Why does main{} always include a parameter string array?

[gwainguard]

Hi from reading the ECMA spec. I know understand that the bracketed
code after 'void Main' is an instruction that method Main accepts a
string parameter array.

Can someone explain to me why this is so? and why by default this
method always accepts string arguments?

Indebted for your time,

GM.


class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
}
}

 

[Roman Wagner]

Can someone explain to me why this is so? and why by default this
method always accepts string arguments?

To get programparameters from commandline.

 

[gwainguard]

Thankyou very much,

I can see why it is there now and have just written a small program to
echo the first command line argument and it worked which proves your
point!

Many Thanks,

GM.

 

[Guest]

It's absolutely not necessary to have params in Main method.
Take into account that the key instruction not "void Main" but "static Main".

It has string array because it's the way to get your param from command line

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