I have the following simple code
public class Tester {
static class TesterChild {
public static void main(String args[]) {
System.out.println("Test");
}
}
}
It compiles fine. But when I run it I get the following Error
[aniket@localhost src]$ java Tester
Error: Could not find or load main class Tester
Question is why can't we define our main method in static inner class?
Update1 :
As specified in the answers/comments I have change the code to following
public class Tester {
public static class TesterChild {
public static void main(String args[]) {
System.out.println("Test");
}
}
}
I compiled it and it made two class files Tester.class and Tester$TesterChild.class. But still i am getting error
[aniket@localhost Desktop]$ java Tester$TesterChild
Error: Could not find or load main class Test
Update 2:
Ok now I included current directory in the classpath and executed still getting error
[aniket@localhost Desktop]$ java -cp . Tester$TesterChild
Error: Main method not found in class Tester, please define the main method as:
public static void main(String[] args
It can be run as main but you are not using the right class. Your main class is not Tester but Tester.TesterChild.
In Eclipse it will run without any setup but from the command line you have to use the java 'yourpackage.Tester$TesterChild' syntax as others mentioned above.
You need to wrap the name of your class in ''s because on linux/unix the shell might think that $TesterChild is a variable. If you try it out in the prompt you will get something like this if you omit the ''s:
Error: Could not find or load main class Tester
If you need to explicitly set the classpath you can use the -cp or the -classpath option or you can set it from the commandline: set CLASSPATH=/somedir
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