Very First Thing To learn?

[Kyle]

Ok all of you might think im a big dumb @$$ for posting this but i downloaded NerBeans 4.1 last night. and i just finished grad 10 computer science (Turing and i think i did ok in that class) Now im going to be tacking Java in grade 11 and i have no idea how touse netbeans or how to program in Java. Im asking how do you out put text to the screen i was given a line cant remeber but i tryed it and it did not work. is Netbeans for beginers? and how do you output text to the screen?
Sory if my lack of Java programing disterbs you guys.

[Aziz]

This is what you need. Start from the beginning. Java isn't like Turing. Turing you can simply say "put "Hello World!"", but Java is strictly object-orientated, everything is done in classes, and you need to set up your enviroment. Read this, and ask your teaching for a textbook:

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/

[Kyle]

hmm thanks alot pal that rely helps.

[Aziz]

Not a problem. Good look diving into Java

[Kyle]

ok at that site you sent me it gives me an example of how to output "Hello World" on to the screen.

code:

/**  * The HelloWorldApp class implements an application that  * simply displays "Hello World!" to the standard output.  */ class HelloWorldApp {     public static void main(String[] args) {         System.out.println("Hello World!"); //Display the string.     } }

When i try to run this example it says <No main classes found> or < class "filename" does not have a main method. this might be easy for you guys but this is my first day. So what does this mean....... Im using Netbeans 4.1.

[Naveg]

the square brackets go after the args

code:

public static void main (String args[])

[wtd]

Vladimir wrote:

the square brackets go after the args

code:

public static void main (String args[])

No. They don't.

Replace "class HelloWorldApp" with "public class HelloWorldApp".

[Naveg]

That too

[Kyle]

hmm... nope. the code is

code:

public class HelloWorldApp {     public static void main(String args []) {         System.out.println("Hello World!"); //Display the string.     } }

still i get <No main classes found> or < class "filename" does not have a main method ... hmm i think i did what you gys said. . .

[rizzix]

post ur file...

[Kyle]

hmm ok thats all the code so heres the file

[rizzix]

ehm... some project settings in netbeans??... try changing ur filename to HelloWorldApp.java or the class name to Main.

it is a standard convention in java to name the .java file after the class name (or visa versa).. please do follow the conventions.

[Kyle]

hmm i tryed naming the class to Main but still nothing. I dunno what im going to do... im taking Java in school next year ... I dought that the schools use netbeans... Is there an easer program for beginers that no nothing at all about Java. I heard that [ Ready to Program is very easy] but i dunno if its free, Can you send me a link to an easy program which i can learn jave easly. Please

[wtd]

Ifyou want something easier to use for this level of programming, simply use a text editor and the command-line tools Sun provides.

[Kyle]

ok thanks i will read up on that. THANKS