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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Creating Classes

Posted by Tony K
Tony K
Courses Plus Student 442 Points

Do We have to name the file name Exactly as the class name ?

Pls Help me !

1 Answer

Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points
Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points

Hi Tony,

You must have a public class with the same name as the file name. Otherwise, compiler will throw an error. Inner, non public class names may differ.

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points

Why was this down-voted?

If the public class does not match the file name you get an error. In this test case the file is named Test.java but the public class is Game:

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$ javac Test.java                                                           
Test.java:1: error: class Game is public, should be declared in a file named Game.java           
public class Game{                                                                               
       ^