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Thread: Main method not found?

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    Default Main method not found?

    I copied this exactly from my book:

    public class Block {
        int a, b, c;
        int volume;
     
        Block(int i, int j, int k){
            a=i;
            b=j;
            c=k;
            volume=a*b*c;        
        }
        boolean sameBlock(Block ob){
            return (ob.a==a)&(ob.b==b)&(ob.c==c);
        }
        boolean SameVol(Block ob){
            return (ob.volume==volume);
        }
    }
     
        class PassOb{
        public static void main(String[] args) {
            Block ob1= new Block(10, 2, 5);
            Block ob2 = new Block(10, 2, 5);
            Block ob3 = new Block(4, 5, 5);
     
            System.out.println("ob1 same dimensions as ob2; " +
                            ob1.sameBlock(ob2));
            System.out.println("ob1 same dimensions as ob3; " +
                            ob1.sameBlock(ob3));
            System.out.println("ob1 same volume as ob3; " +
                                ob1.SameVol(ob3));
     
        }
     
    }

    but when I try to run it by pressing F6 I get an error message that reads:

    Error: Main method not found in class block.Block, please define the main method as:
       public static void main(String[] args)
    or a JavaFX application class must extend javafx.application.Application
    C:\Users\owner\AppData\Local\NetBeans\Cache\8.2\executor-snippets\run.xml:53: Java returned: 1
    BUILD FAILED (total time: 9 seconds)
    .


    Now I can get it to run correctly and produce the desired output by pressing Shift+F6, but I'm wondering why I'm getting an error message at all.

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    Default Re: Main method not found?

    Have you declared the package ?
    Whatever you are, be a good one

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    Default Re: Main method not found?

    Yes.

    package block;
     
    /**
     *
     * @author owner
     */
    public class Block {
        int a, b, c;
        int volume;
     
        Block(int i, int j, int k){
            a=i;
            b=j;
            c=k;
            volume=a*b*c;        
        }
        boolean sameBlock(Block ob){
            return (ob.a==a)&(ob.b==b)&(ob.c==c);
        }
        boolean SameVol(Block ob){
            return (ob.volume==volume);
        }
    }
     
        class PassOb{
        public static void main(String[] args) {
            Block ob1= new Block(10, 2, 5);
            Block ob2 = new Block(10, 2, 5);
            Block ob3 = new Block(4, 5, 5);
     
            System.out.println("ob1 same dimensions as ob2; " +
                            ob1.sameBlock(ob2));
            System.out.println("ob1 same dimensions as ob3; " +
                            ob1.sameBlock(ob3));
            System.out.println("ob1 same volume as ob3; " +
                                ob1.SameVol(ob3));
     
        }
     
    }

    Packages are declared automatically in NetBeans. I created a project in NetBeans called Block and then copied the code into it. There was no package in the book.
    Last edited by Michael3; October 1st, 2017 at 09:02 PM.

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    Default Re: Main method not found?

    I run your code using IDE, it works. Here the output

    ob1 same dimensions as ob2; true
    ob1 same dimensions as ob3; false
    ob1 same volume as ob3; true
    Whatever you are, be a good one

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    Default Re: Main method not found?

    Yes, that's the right output. It comes out correctly when I press Shift+F6. I was just wondering why it gives me the error message about not having a main method when I try to run it using only F6. I have other saved projects that run correctly when I only press F6.

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    Default Re: Main method not found?

    r u running PassOb class or Block class

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