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Christina Vieau
679 PointsJShell not finding file, I am in the PezDispenser.java file but the console is giving an error message.
treehouse:~/workspace$ /open PezDispenser.java
bash: /open: No such file or directory
It worked yesterday but had to stop and finish this task today and now it does not find it. Above is the message I am getting. I am in the JavaObjects folder with that particular file open. I did try compiling the file and running it in the console but I received this error message.
Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Error: Main method not found in class PezDispenser, please define the main method as:
public static void main(String[] args)
or a JavaFX application class must extend javafx.application.Application
I believe it is asking me to put my file under the public static void status but I do not want to alter the code since I am trying to copy the class example exactly. I would copy the code I have written but I do not see a copy option in the edit drop down menu of workspace. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
2 Answers
Simon Coates
8,177 PointsI'm a little confused. Your initial comment seems to be about using jshell, but you're seemingly running the /open command at a standard terminal prompt. If inside jshell, you'd probably have a prompt that reads "jshell>".
The second part seems to be the console telling you that you don't have a main method. A method with a signature of "public static void main(String[] args)" is necessary for java to run anything. If you could confirm that you have one, have saved and recompiled.
Christina Vieau
679 PointsHi Simon, You are correct to be confused. After I got my initial error message I tried to compile and run the file in jshell. I did eventually figure that out and once I got back to workspace and compiled and ran the file jshell did not give me an error message. Thank you for your response, you were on point. Christina