public main?

Question

What will happen if I write the main method signature as public instead static? Like this:

public void main(String[ ] args)

Answer 1

"static: method can be run without creating an instance of the class containing the main method".

Answer 2

It must be both public and static.

Answer 3

You'll get an error saying that the Main Method should be set to static

Answer 4

No, not really. But it'll show a message error?

Answer 5

Yes

Answer 6

Here is what they meant by that statement:

https://code.sololearn.com/cYIUAWE6PLRE/?ref=app

Answer 7

Be aware that I did not call upon:

Animal dog = new Animal("Dog","Male","Woof");

I just used Animal.makeSound();

"static: method can be run without creating an instance of the class containing the main method".

The makeSound method is set to static thus I can access it directly from the class without creating an instance