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    Default I have an error and need help.

    I can compile the code, but when I try to run the program it says that it cannot find the main class. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    package tictactoe;
     
    import java.io.BufferedReader;
    import java.io.IOException;
    import java.io.InputStreamReader;
    /**
     *
     * 
     */
    public class Main {
     
        public void play() {
     
            TicTacToe game = new TicTacToe();
     
     
            boolean continuePlaying = true;
     
            while (continuePlaying) {
     
                game.init();
                System.out.println();
                System.out.println();
                System.out.println(game.drawBoard());
                System.out.println();
     
                String player = null;
                while (!game.winner() && game.getPlays() < 9) {
                    player = game.getPlayer() == 1 ? game.getWinX() : game.getWinO();
                    boolean validPick = false;
                    while (!validPick) {
                        String square = game.getPrompt();
                        if (square.length() == 1 && Character.isDigit(square.toCharArray()[0])) {
                            int pick = 0;
                            try {
                                pick = Integer.parseInt(square);
                            } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                              }
                            validPick = game.placeMarker(pick);
                        }
                        if (!validPick) {
                            System.out.println("Square can not be selected. Retry");
                        }
                    }
                    game.switchPlayers();
                    System.out.println();
                    System.out.println(game.drawBoard());
                    System.out.println();
                }
                if (game.winner()) {
                    System.out.println("Game Over - " + player + " WINS!!!");
                } else {
                    System.out.println("Game Over - Draw");
                }
     
            }
        }

    	private class TicTacToe{
     
     
        private char[][] board = new char[3][3];
        private String winX;
        private String winO;
        private int player;
        private char marker1;
        private char marker2;
        private int plays;
        private BufferedReader reader =
                new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
     
        protected void init() {
            int counter = 0;
            for (int indexR = 0; indexR < 3; indexR++) {
                for (int indexC = 0; indexC < 3; indexC++) {
                    board[indexR][indexC] = Character.forDigit(++counter, 10);
                }
            }
            player = 1;
            plays = 0;
        }
     
        protected void switchPlayers() {
            if (getPlayer() == 1) {
                setPlayer(2);
            } else {
                setPlayer(1);
            }
            setPlays(getPlays() + 1);
        }
     
        protected boolean placeMarker(int play) {
            for (int indexR = 0; indexR < 3; indexR++) {
                for (int indexC = 0; indexC < 3; indexC++) {
                    if (board[indexR][indexC] == Character.forDigit(play, 10)) {
                        board[indexR][indexC] = (getPlayer() == 1) ? getMarker1() : getMarker2();
                        return true;
                    }
                }
            }
            return false;
        }
     
        protected boolean winner() {
            //Checking rows
            char current = ' ';
            for (int indexR = 0; indexR < 3; indexR++) {
                int indexC = 0;
                for (indexC = 0; indexC < 3; indexC++) {
                    if (!Character.isLetter(board[indexR][indexC])) {
                        break;
                    }
                    if (indexC == 0) {
                        current = board[indexR][indexC];
                    } else if (current != board[indexR][indexC]) {
                        break;
                    }
                    if (indexC == 2) {
                        //Found winner
                        return true;
                    }
                }
            }
            //Checking columns
            for (int indexR = 0; indexR < 3; indexR++) {
                current = ' ';
                int indexC = 0;
                for (indexC = 0; indexC < 3; indexC++) {
                    if (!Character.isLetter(board[indexC][indexR])) {
                        break;
                    }
                    if (indexC == 0) {
                        current = board[indexC][indexR];
                    } else if (current != board[indexC][indexR]) {
                        break;
                    }
                    if (indexC == 2) {
                        //Found winner
                        return true;
                    }
                }
            }
            //Checking diagonals
            current = board[0][0];
            if (Character.isLetter(current) && board[1][1] == current && board[2][2] == current) {
                return true;
            }
            current = board[2][0];
            if (Character.isLetter(current) && board[1][1] == current && board[0][2] == current) {
                return true;
            }
            return false;
        }
        protected String getPrompt() {
            String prompt = "";
            try {
                prompt = reader.readLine();
            } catch (IOException ex) {
            }
            return prompt;
        }
     
        protected String drawBoard() {
            StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder("*");
            for (int indexR = 0; indexR < 3; indexR++) {
                for (int indexC = 0; indexC < 3; indexC++) {
                    builder.append("[").append(board[indexR][indexC]).append("]");
                }
                builder.append("*");
            }
            return builder.toString();
        }
     
        public int getPlayer() {
            return player;
        }
     
        public void setPlayer(int player) {
            this.player = player;
        }
     
        public char getMarker1() {
            return marker1;
        }
     
        public void setMarker1(char marker1) {
            this.marker1 = marker1;
        }
     
        public char getMarker2() {
            return marker2;
        }
     
        public void setMarker2(char marker2) {
            this.marker2 = marker2;
        }
     
        public int getPlays() {
            return plays;
        }
     
        public void setPlays(int plays) {
            this.plays = plays;
        }
     
        public String getWinX() {
            return winX;
        }
     
        public void setWinX(String winX) {
            this.winX =winX;
        }
     
        public String getWinO() {
            return winO;
        }
     
        public void setWinO(String winO) {
            this.winO = winO;
        }
    }
     
    }


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    Default Re: I have an error and need help.

    You can use code tags to make your code easier to read for the rest of us.

    The error means that there's no "public static void main(String[] args)" anywhere in the class. All applications must have this method in order to run.

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    Default Re: I have an error and need help.

    Zymus is correct.

    I take it you Didn't write this code yourself?
    Please use [highlight=Java] code [/highlight] tags when posting your code.
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    Default Re: I have an error and need help.

    It was converted from pseudocode for a class project.

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    Default Re: I have an error and need help.

    Add a main() method to the class where you want execution to start when you execute the java command and reference the class: java YourClassName
    where YourClassName is the name of the class that you just added the main() method to.
    Read the doc or look at any code to see the correct syntax for the main() method.