Launching arguments

Launching arguments (also called run or execution arguments) are used to pass certain parameters at the application run.

There are two types of run arguments (in the context of LyciaStudio) - default launching arguments and arguments set in the run configuration.

Default launching arguments

Default launching arguments are set in the program properties:

<program> → <context menu> → Properties → Launching

These arguments are passed to the application when it is run in case no other run arguments are set:

Default launching arguments are added to run configurations created at the first run of the application:

Default launching arguments are overridden by the arguments set in the run configuration.

Arguments set in the run configuration

You can set the necessary run arguments in the run configuration of the application - in the Main tab:

Once set, these arguments override the default launching arguments set in the program's properties:

If you delete the arguments from the run configuration, your application will be run without run/launching arguments (because run configurations override programs' properties):

To go back to default launching arguments, you have to delete the existing run configurations.