Is there anyway if we can replace main method from c++, or can we override or overload main method???

Question

this question is about c++ programming as we always run c++ program the compiler invokes main method first of all. My question is why we can't replace it with anyother method?

Answer 1

Yes, you can. But to do this you have to change in Visual Studio linker settings!

Answer 2

1) Why would you want to?
2) main is not a method.

Answer 3

Thats how the language works. You cannot replace or override main, but you can do :

#define start main
int start()
{
// do stuff you would earlier do in main.
}

And obviously, you can use C++ to write a new language that does not require this 'main' function at all. Its your wish though, what you want to do.

Also visit :

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7050925/is-it-possible-to-write-a-program-without-using-main-function
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5282151/can-we-overload-main-function-in-c