# withJvmArgs

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting.Java](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.java.md)
- Version: `13.6.0-preview.1.26478.8`
- Kind: `method`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/tree/f4c27f2d43ddc1cacd0dd083b30d1fea1cee7a62)

Adds arguments to the Java Virtual Machine that runs the application.

## Definition

```typescript
interface JavaAppResource {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  withJvmArgs(args: string[]): IJavaAppResource
}
```

## Parameters

- `args` (`string[]`)

## Returns

`IJavaAppResource` `builder`

## Applies to

- [JavaAppResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.java/javaappresource.md)
- [JavaContainerResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.java/javacontainerresource.md)