parsing command line arguments in java

[farahm]

ok so when i used to enter an integer from the command line arguments i used to enter example: int num11 = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
now if i want to enter a word what do i use?
thanks in advance for your help:)

[Eranga]

All the command line parameters passes in a string array.

public static void main(String[] args)

[Eranga]

In most of the reading materials of Java explains this as the first step. Did you ever notice that?

[farahm]

this is not what i meant
after the public static void main(String args[])
{
int num = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
}
this i use to enter integers from the command what do i use to enter a word from the command line(integer). thanks in advance for your help

[JosAH]

this is not what i meant
after the public static void main(String args[])
{
int num = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
}
this i use to enter integers from the command what do i use to enter a word from the command line(integer). thanks in advance for your help

I think I don't understand your question; suppose I do this:

java YourProgram 1 foo 2 bar 3

(I supplied five arguments: 1, foo, 2, bar and 3) What is your program supposed to do?

kind regards,

Jos

[farahm]

never mind i found the answer i wanted thanks anyways. i just had to enter args[0] where i wanted the input to appear i didnt need parsing after all.

[Eranga]

Me too Jos, OPs question is not clear enough. Did he mean to passing command line arguments or passing values (reading form the console) from the command line. Anyway seem OP solved the problem.

[Eranga]

never mind i found the answer i wanted thanks anyways. i just had to enter args[0] where i wanted the input to appear i didnt need parsing after all.

If so please mark the thread solved.