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Discussion on: Can `main` be `protected` (and be the program entry point) in Java?

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Raphael Habereder • Edited

To quote Oracle:

The method main must be declared public, static, and void. 
It must specify a formal parameter whose declared type is array of String. 
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Which can be found in the official Java Language Specification