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Java Local Development Environments Exploring Your IDE Importing External Code

Volodymyr Rozdolsky
Volodymyr Rozdolsky
3,732 Points
Posted by Volodymyr Rozdolsky
Volodymyr Rozdolsky
3,732 Points

"Cannot modify read-only file"

Hey I don't understand what I did wrong but it doesn't let me work on code. When I try to reformat it shows that "Cannot modify read-only file" 'Song.class. and it also has a closed lock on a class icon I fallowd video step by step.

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Jeff Wilton
Jeff Wilton
16,646 Points
Jeff Wilton
Jeff Wilton
16,646 Points

You should be modifying the .java files, not the .class files.