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    Default Problems with my prime finder program

    I am having trouble with my prime finder program. This program allows the user to enter a number than finds the prime of that number. Example, if you enter five it will find the 5th prime (11). I am getting two errors in my program. One in the first statement in the main method and one for final curly bracket which completes the class. I checked all my curly brackets and they seem good. I also checked the syntax of my main method and that also seems good. acording to what I read in my text book, the program should work. could anyone help me figure this out. The program is below with the errors that a got added as comments.

    Thanks,
    Truck35

    //PrimeWorker Class 
    class PrimeWorker {
    	int i, num, counter, j;
     
     
    	//PrimeWorer Constructor
    	PrimeWorker (int b) {
     
    		num = b;
     
    	}
    	/* Get Prime Method is used to calculate prime numbers and keep count of every prime number
    	 *  that is produced.  That number is then compared to the number entered into the 
    	 *  computer by the user and returned.
    	 */
    	int get_prime() {
     
     
    		counter = 0;
     
    		for (i=2;;){
     
     
    			for (j=2; j <= i/j; j++){
    				if ((i%j) != 0){
    					counter++;
    		    }
    				if (counter == num){
    					break;
    		        }
    		}
    		return counter;
    		}
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    }
     
    public class PrimeLocator {
     
    	/**
    	 * This program will ask the user which prime number they want, find it, and return the value.
    	 */
    	/*I got the following error message "The method main cannot be declared static, 
    	 * static methods can only be declared in static or top level type".*/
    	public static void main(String args[]) 
    	throws java.io.IOException {
    		int x;
     
    		//Asks the user to enter which prime number they want to find.
    		System.out.println("Please enter number prime you want to find: ");
    		x = (int) System.in.read();
    		PrimeWorker number = new PrimeWorker (x);
     
    		//Displays the prime number the user wanted to find.
    		System.out.println("The " + x + "th prime is " + number.get_prime());
     
     
     
       }
    //Got the following error, "Syntax error, insert "}" to complete class body".
    }


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    Default Re: Problems with my prime finder program

    I am getting two errors in my program
    Please copy and paste here the full text of the error messages that show what the error was and where the error happened.
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    Default Re: Problems with my prime finder program

    /*I got the following error message "The method main cannot be declared static,
    * static methods can only be declared in static or top level type".*/
    public static void main(String args[])
    throws java.io.IOException {

    And the second error I got was:

    //Got the following error, "Syntax error, insert "}" to complete class body".
    }

    Please help me with my program.
    Thanks,
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    Default Re: Problems with my prime finder program

    "The method main cannot be declared static,
    * static methods can only be declared in static or top level type"
    The message says it all. A static method must be at the top level class or in a static class.

    Syntax error, insert "}" to complete class body".
    Again the error message says what to do. Check that the class has an ending }
    All {s should have a }

    One problem the code has is its poor formatting. The { and } are not properly aligned. It is hard to see the ending } that goes with the starting {
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    Question Re: Problems with my prime finder program

    Quote Originally Posted by Norm View Post
    The message says it all. A static method must be at the top level class or in a static class.


    Again the error message says what to do. Check that the class has an ending }
    All {s should have a }

    One problem the code has is its poor formatting. The { and } are not properly aligned. It is hard to see the ending } that goes with the starting {
    Quote Originally Posted by Norm View Post
    I checked all my curly brackets and they are correct. I don't know what is meant by static method. according to my book the program should work. Please help me any way you can.

    Thanks,
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    Default Re: Problems with my prime finder program

    I checked all my curly brackets and they are correct
    One example of poorly formatted code
    		}
    		return counter;
    		}

    The two }s shown above should NOT be in the same column. Nested code should be indented.
    		}
    		return counter;
    	}
    Poorly formatted code is hard to read.

    I don't know what is meant by static method
    This is a static method
    public static void main(String args[])
    See the word static used in its definition.
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    Default Re: Problems with my prime finder program

    put ur PrimeLocator class in another new class and make sure u specify it as the main class to be executed.... then call the PrimeWorker class and its methods from PrimeLocator

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