String, quotes and args

[mac]

Say i pass a

blah

parameter to your Java application, what's the args[0]?
blah

Now lets say i pass you

"blah"

parameter to you. Now what's the args[0]?
blah again

How about this? I would like to not have my Strings translated ... In a second case, i actually want to have args[0] to be

"blah"

Literally. No translation. I want my quotes back. How can do that?

Thanks guys

[Fubarable]

I think that it's more an OS issue than a Java issue (though I could be wrong). Any thoughts from any others?

[Fubarable]

Ah, how about if you use \"blah\" as your command-line parameter?

[mac]

Well, that's cheating - user input cannot be controlled

[Fubarable]

Well, that's cheating - user input cannot be controlled

Call it what you will, but it's the only way you'll get to keep your quotes.

[Tolls]

Also, I really wouldn't expect a non-tech savvy person running a Java program from the command line...:)

[mac]

Doesn't have to be straight command line. Jsp with a fancy ui can provide a text box where user will type what he pleases including double quotes

Question remains unanswered - how to take command line arguments literally? If "a" is passed I want to deal with "a", not a

Thx

[Tolls]

That's been answered.
The user has to escape the quotes.

Command line arguments are not JSP text boxes, or JTextFields (for Swing).

[Fubarable]

Doesn't have to be straight command line. Jsp with a fancy ui can provide a text box where user will type what he pleases including double quotes

Completely different problem here.

Question remains unanswered - how to take command line arguments literally? If "a" is passed I want to deal with "a", not a

The only answer for the original problem has been given. Feel free to re-ask it though as many times as you like.