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Austin Nix
5,422 Pointserror: could not find or load the main class example
I have two files open, that is what my instructor told me to do. For some reason, my console cannot find or load the main class example.
File one ( Example.java ) reads:
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Your amazing code goes here...
System.out.println("We are making a new pez");
PezDispenser dispenser = new PezDispenser ("Yoda");
System.out.printf("The dispenser chracter is %s",
dispenser.getCharacterName());
if (dispenser.isEmpty()) {
System.out.println("It's empty");
}
System.out.println("Loading...");
dispenser.load();
if (!dispenser.isEmpty()) {
System.out.println("It's no longer empty!");
}
}
}
File two ( PezDispenser.java ) reads:
public class PezDispenser { public static final int MAX_PEZ = 12; private String mCharacterName; private int mPezCount;
public PezDispenser (String characterName) { mCharacterName= characterName; mPezCount = 0; }
public boolean isEmpty () { return mPezCount == 0; }
public void load() { mPezCount = MAX_PEZ; }
public String getCharacterName() { return mCharacterName; }
}
1 Answer
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Alexander Nikiforov
Java Web Development Techdegree Graduate 22,175 PointsYour code is correct. The problem is that you type
java example
This gives
Error: Could not find or load main class example
Remember bash, i.e. workspace environment is case sensitive, so please write
java Example