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Java

Nelson Watson
Nelson Watson
4,511 Points
Posted by Nelson Watson
Nelson Watson
4,511 Points

Main Method Not Found Error

I'm stuck. I'm in the Java track, and I'm working in the Pez_Dispenser program section of the course. I've resorted to just flat-out copying the code from the instructor line by line just to get it to work so I can figure out what I'm doing wrong. Can someone point out what's giving me the "Main method not found in class, please redefine the method as.." error? 

class PezDispenser {
  public static final int MAX_PEZ = 12;
  final private String characterName;
  private int pezCount;


  public PezDispenser(String characterName) {
    this.characterName = characterName;
    pezCount = 0;
    }

  public void fill() {
    pezCount = MAX_PEZ;
  }

  public String getCharacterName() {
    return characterName;
  }

} ```
Nelson Watson
Nelson Watson
4,511 Points
Nelson Watson
Nelson Watson
4,511 Points

This is the specific error I'm getting: Error: Main method not found in class PezDispenser, please de fine the main method as:
public static void main(String[] args)
or a JavaFX application class must extend javafx.application. Application

1 Answer

Trent Christofferson
Trent Christofferson
18,846 Points
Trent Christofferson
Trent Christofferson
18,846 Points

What you have above is the PezDispenser class, but without a main method you cannot do anything with the class. A main method will have public static void main(String[] args) this is where you can create a pezDispenser variable and call all of its methods.