Nonstatic/static Referencing

[Gryphon]

I am currently trying to make Monopoly in JCreator. I'm having a problem calling my methods and using my global variables in the main part of my program. The errors i'm getting all say: non-static method/variable (name) cannot be referenced from a static context. I have tried vigorously and without success to fix these problems, could someone please help me find a solution, any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
My program is over 800 lines long so i'll provide just the main program and the first method i'm having trouble with.

code:

import java.io.*; import java.util.*; public class MonopolyCompleteMain {       Property[] properties = new Property[22];         Player[] players = new Player[4];         public static void main ()         {       BufferedReader keyboard = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));                 String choice;                 int counter = 0;                                 loadProps();//Problem line when loadProps() is not static                                 for(int j=0;j<4;j++)                 {       System.out.println("Enter the name of player " + (j + 1) + ": ");                         players[j] = new Player(get(keyboard));//Problem line                 }                 intro();                                 while(true)                 {       Menu1();                         choice = get(keyboard);                         if(choice.equals("1")) //Roll the Dice                         {       rollTheDice(counter);//Problem line                                 counter += 1;                         }                                         else if(choice.equals("2"))//View All Info                         {       viewAllInfo(counter);//Problem line                         }                                                 else if(choice.equals("3"))//Buy Houses                         {       buyHouses(counter);//Problem line                         }                                                 else if(choice.equals("4"))//Buy Hotel                         {       buyHotel(counter);//Problem line                         }                                                 else if(choice.equals("5"))//Sell Houses                         {       sellHouses(counter);//Problem line                         }                                                 else if(choice.equals("6"))//Sell Hotel                         {       sellHotel(counter);//Problem line                         }                         else if(choice.equals("7"))//Unmortgage Properties                         {       unmortgagedProp(counter);//Problem line                         }                                                             if(counter==5)//Sets counter to 0 when players[counter] goes past 4                              {       counter=0;                                   }                 }         }         //Loads the properties from the .txt file         private void loadProps()         {       BufferedReader inFile = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));                 String name;                 String strPosition;                 String strPrice;                 String strBaseRent;                 String strColour;                 int position;                 int price;                 int baseRent;                 int colour;                         try{    inFile = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("propertiesComplete.txt"));                 }                 catch(IOException e)                 { System.out.println("ERROR");                 }                                 for(int i=0;i<40;i++)                 {       name = get(inFile);                         strPosition = get(inFile);                         strPrice = get(inFile);                         strBaseRent = get(inFile);                         strColour = get(inFile);                                                 //convert from string to int as needed here                         position = Integer.valueOf(strPosition);                         price = Integer.valueOf(strPrice);                         baseRent = Integer.valueOf(strBaseRent);                         colour = Integer.valueOf(strColour);                                 properties[i] = new Property(name,position,price,colour,baseRent);//Problem line when loadProps() is static                 }         }

By the way, I'm finding that if i try to make loadProps() static then the compiler still has a problem with the properties variable within the loadProps method, if i had to guess i'd say that the global variables are the problem.

[Reality Check]

You are trying to reference a non-static variable within your static method. Putting a 'static' in front of your global varialbes should fix these problems.

[wtd]

Static and non-static contexts are covered rather early in my Introduction to Java. Read it.

[Reality Check]

And yes I would definitely suggest going through wtd's intro to java. You will get a grasp of all the basics including static and non-static methods.

[Gryphon]

Thanks for the help, wtd your guide really helped me to understand what was wrong and reality your advice worked

[wtd]

Thanks. Glad you got something out of it.

[Reality Check]

No problem man, that's why we're here .