Calling a static jar class method from command line

Question

I have a jar file : "CallMeMaybe.jar".

There is a static method callMe() in the main class callmemaybe.CallMeMaybe . Like it is possible to call the main() method from command line by running :

java -cp CallMeMaybe.jar callmemaybe.CallMeMaybe

Is there a way to directly call another static method than main() ?

I would like to do that :

java -cp CallMeMaybe.jar callmemaybe.CallMeMaybe.callMe()

main, is the main entry point. Is there a main method anywhere in there? — kolossus
– kolossus, Commented Jul 31, 2014 at 14:37

bcsb1001 · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-31 14:39:36Z

4

You can't call it directly, but just call it from your main method i.e.

public class Foo {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        doSomething(args);
    }

    private static void doSomething(String[] args) {
        // your code here
    }
}

Although I don't see the point of the extra method.

answered Jul 31, 2014 at 14:39

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slashdottir Over a year ago

But what if you return a true/false value? You can't return a boolean from main

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