Thread: beginner needs help with simple problem

public class WelcomeName{
String myName="david";



public static void main(String[] args){
System.out.println("Welcome");
System.out.println(myName);
System.out.print("to the Java World");

}
}
As u can see from my code i am trying to print out;
Welcome
david
to the Java World
When I try to compile the program i get an error saying "non-static variable cannot be referenced from a static context".
I have searched for ages for a solution to no avail. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

it's because the

public class WelcomeName{
String myName="david";        // this is put in the wrong spot, it should be within the main method
 
public static void main(String[] args){
System.out.println("Welcome");
System.out.println(myName);
System.out.print("to the Java World");
 
}

Actually, you can leave it out there but I don't think that you are that far in Java yet. Basically, you just need to move the variable into the main method, otherwise it won't be able to reference it.

Cheers thats a mistake i wont be making again.