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title: "What if the main method is declared as private?"  
description: "What if the main method is declared as private?"  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-03-26  
updated: 2020-09-20  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1943/what-if-the-main-method-is-declared-as-private  
category: "java"  
tags: ["java"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What if the main method is declared as private?

When a method is declared as private, the program compiles properly but it will give runtime error Main method not public

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

When a method is declared as private, the program compiles properly but it will give runtime error Main method not public


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