Why calling main() method from main() gives StackOverflowError in java? -

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i new java. had doubt in java since main() static in java, why can't call main().

class test {     public static void main(string args[]) {         main(null);     } } 

once tried above code got stackoverflowerror. why did error main() static method(also method)? part of memory code filling up? please descriptive in answer.