beginner's question

what does "System.exit()" mean?

Code java:

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System.exit(); //Terminates the currently running Java Virtual Machine.

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Source: System (Java 2 Platform SE v1.4.2)

I don't know what that means... as I wrote, I'm a beginner...

It stops your currently running program.

yeah, so lets say you got an application with a button.
And if you press the button "System.exit();" will be called, that means that your application will end(terminate) if you press the button

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Brt93yoda

It stops your currently running program.

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Yep, if there is a particular point of the program where you would want to programmatically terminate the program, you would code:

Code java:

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System.exit(0);

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