Compiling and running multiple java files

Viewed k times. Improve this question. Eric Leschinski k 87 87 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Alfred Zhong Alfred Zhong 2 2 gold badges 6 6 silver badges 5 5 bronze badges. Does that mean both the files have main method or there are 2 entrypoint of an application? Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes.

Try the following: javac file1. Improve this answer. No, it is not recursive. It means all things in this directory that end with ". Here is another example, for compiling a java file in a nested directory. Copy the above program and paste it into the text editor. You can also use an IDE like Eclipse to run the java program but we will see this part in the next tutorials. Step 2 : Save the file as MyClass.

You might be wondering why we named the file as MyClass, the point is, we always have to name the file the same as the name of the public class.

If you get this error, you must first set the path before compilation. Open Command Prompt CMD , go to where you installed java on your system, and locate the bin directory. Copy the full path and write it in the command line like this. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Hi thanks for the comment, but nothing happens when I type this — Esau.

I suggest you add a screenshot of your project structure for a better understanding of your problem.

I tried the java Foo, and I got this: Exception in thread "main" java. All snakegame. You see how I declare an object of GameFrame type? I think that's the problem it doesn't understand what GameFrame is, even though there is a GameFrame. Show 7 more comments. Edit your POM. A Person. Edit to look like this: package com. LocalDate; import java. The Run pane shows: Hello World! Basil Bourque Basil Bourque k 78 78 gold badges silver badges bronze badges.

Hi, thanks for your comment. I tried to do javac GamePanel. And as of right now, I have everything in the source folder, like the tutorial did.

All the tutorial had to do is click one button and then the snake game showed up in another window. I thought that's what the 'build project' icon does. Esau I added a mini-tutorial section for you to follow along in an attempt to build a Java app in a JAR with multiple classes.

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