"Could not find the main class: comparisonDemo.class. Program will exit."

ziisrick · #1 (**permalink**) 02-10-2009, 01:11 PM

Hello,

I have been learning java recently on Ubuntu and my MacBook, which has been working completely fine, but I have run into some problems now that I have started doing some on Windows Vista as well.

My JDK version is 1.6.0_12 and I although I had a previous version of the JRE installed when I came across this problem, I have since removed the older JRE and the problem persists.

Here is the full .java file that I am trying to run (written with Notepad++):

Code:

class comparisonDemo {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		int value1 = 1;
		int value2 = 2;
		if(value1 == value2) System.out.println("value1 == value2");
		if(value1 != value2) System.out.println("value1 != value2");
		if(value1 > value2) System.out.println("value1 > value2");
		if(value1 < value2) System.out.println("value1 < value2");
		if(value1 <= value2) System.out.println("value1 <= value2");
	}
}

This is just one of the basic examples from Sun's java tutorial.

I am compiling this using the command line interface only, as I have been doing on my Mac and Ubuntu. The file (comparisonDemo.java) compiles fine when I enter:

Code:

javac comparisonDemo.java

but upon entering:

Code:

java comparisonDemo.class

I am presented with the following error:

Code:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: comparisonDemo\class
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: comparisonDemo.class
	at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:200)
	at java.security.AccessControler.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:188)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307)
	at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:301)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:252)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:320)
Could not find the main class: comparisonDemo.class. Program will exit.

After a good hour with Google I haven't been able to find anything that solves the problem. Can anyone with a little more experience think of anything? Of course, things are still working fine on the other two computers so this isn't going to hurt me too much, but I'd really like to figure out what's going on here.

I appreciate the help.

CJSLMAN · #2 (**permalink**) 02-10-2009, 01:17 PM

When you run the program, you do it the following way:

Quote:

java comparisonDemo

You don't include the ".class" extention

Luck,
CJSL

ziisrick · #3 (**permalink**) 02-10-2009, 01:19 PM

hahahahaha oh man I need to go to bed. Thanks.

CJSLMAN · #4 (**permalink**) 02-10-2009, 01:23 PM

You're welcome...

Luck,
CJSL

rakesh_n_mehta · #5 (**permalink**) 02-10-2009, 01:32 PM

for running java program,file name with .class extension is not necessary.But u must go to directory in which .class file stored.

eg.
if u store ur .java file in c: drive then in command prompt u first go to c: drive like
c:>javac camparisonDemo.java
and then press enter.

for run
c:>java camparisonDemo

ur progarm will run succesfully.

if still not running then
u add . value in classpath variable.
Right Click on Mycomputer --> then
select advanced tab--> then
click environment variables--> then
one window is displayed. on that u find classpath variable and append . with comma or if not then add new variable with name classpath and value= . (dot)