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Posted by Chris Jones
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Chris Jones
Java Web Development Techdegree Graduate 23,933 Points

Spark's staticFileLocation method not found

Has anybody ever had a problem with IntelliJ not recognizing Spark's staticFileLocation method? I imported the method manually (because IntelliJ wasn't finding it by itself) and then followed the video just as Craig described it. Here is the relevant code I have:

import static spark.Spark.staticFileLocation;

public class Main {
    staticFileLocation("/public");
}

The import line is greyed out and IntelliJ says that the method is never used when I hover over the import line. IntelliJ also underlines the method call in a red, squiggly line saying that the method is an invalid method declaration.

Any ideas on why IntelliJ isn't recognizing this properly?

1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,416 Points

While you have a class you need be inside a method to run code like that. In this case you need a main() method to be the starting point of the program:

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        staticFileLocation("/public");
    }
}
Chris Jones
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Chris Jones
Java Web Development Techdegree Graduate 23,933 Points

Thanks for catching that dumb mistake...and for not downvoting it:).