Calling a console app from the command line with string[] args

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Yes, the string[] args is from the command line. The zeroth element is the first argument and so on. Please note unlike C or C++, args[0] doesn't contain the application name.

So if you do:

application.exe arg1 arg2 arg3

Then:

args[0] = arg1
args[1] = arg2
args[2] = arg3

If you pass only one argument, that is available as args[0].

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Updated on July 24, 2022

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  • GurdeepS
    GurdeepS almost 2 years

    I have a .NET Console app (very simple). The entry point takes the infamous string[] args argument. Does this mean that from a command line, I could call this app and pass in a single string as a parameter? If so, how?

    • Adam
      Adam over 11 years
      Why is string[] args supposed to be infamous?
    • Parag Meshram
      Parag Meshram over 11 years
      If you want to pass argument at the time of debugging refer - stackoverflow.com/a/3644239/158207