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Java Local Development Environments Exploring Your IDE Clean up this mess

Sebastian Vargas
Sebastian Vargas
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OMG I create the file "Messy.java" and it looks like text file and I cant activate the "RUN" button. What can I do?

I cant execute and run the code, I create the file "Messy.java" and it looks like a text file and I cant activate the "RUN" button. What is going on :(

Messy.java
import java.util.*;

public class Messy {
    public   static void main(String[]      args){
System.out.println("five");System.out.println("one");
    System.out.println("six");
    System.out.println( "four"       );     System.out.println("two");
    Please comment out this line and
    this line as well with a hotkey that does multi-line commenting
    List<String> numberWords = Arrays.asList("six", "seven", "eight", "nine");
    for (String numberWord:         numberWords) {
      // Use the sout shortcut to write out numberWord;
      }
    }}
results.txt

1 Answer

you should comment these lines Please comment out this line and this line as well with a hotkey that does multi-line commenting

/*Please comment out this line and
    this line as well with a hotkey that does multi-line commenting*/