Problem with Java...

[mc6415]

Well my problem is as follows. Until today all my java files compiled and ran just fine, though all of a sudden today they compile and do not run instead giving me this error:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: hello
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: hello
        at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:202)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:190)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307)
        at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:301)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:248)
Could not find the main class: hello.  Program will exit.

The code from said file is:

public class hello
{
	public static void main (String args[])
	{
		System.out.println("Hello");
	}
}

As you can see very very simple bit of code due to me being very new to this.

EDIT: After trying it in a command prompt and getting the error I decided to copy and paste the code directly into an IDE (JCreator) and it compiled and ran the code with no problems, I just can't seem to get it to work in the command prompt which is frustrating.

[pbrockway2]

The error means that the Java runtime cannot find the class hello. This is quite common - so don't panic!

What command are you using to launch the application?

Try something like:

> dir
> java -cp . main

Use these commands from the directory that contains the hello.class file. The first line - "dir" - is not necessary. It is just a sanity check which should verify that hello.class really does exist in the current directory. (Nonexistence or misspellings are a common source of NoClassDefFound)

The interesting bit is "dash-cp-space-dot-space". This tells the Java runtime where to look for classes. In this case it is saying "The classpath (the place to look for classes) is the current directory".

If this doesn't work post the commands and the exact and entire output they generate.

[mc6415]

The error means that the Java runtime cannot find the class hello. This is quite common - so don't panic!

What command are you using to launch the application?

Try something like:

> dir
> java -cp . main

Use these commands from the directory that contains the hello.class file. The first line - "dir" - is not necessary. It is just a sanity check which should verify that hello.class really does exist in the current directory. (Nonexistence or misspellings are a common source of NoClassDefFound)

The interesting bit is "dash-cp-space-dot-space". This tells the Java runtime where to look for classes. In this case it is saying "The classpath (the place to look for classes) is the current directory".

If this doesn't work post the commands and the exact and entire output they generate.

Hi there,

Thank you for replying, upon using your result I still got errors.

What I get is:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Coombes>cd \Users\Coombes\Documents\JavaStuff

C:\Users\Coombes\Documents\JavaStuff>java -cp . attempt
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: attempt
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: attempt
        at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:202)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:190)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307)
        at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:301)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:248)
Could not find the main class: attempt.  Program will exit.

C:\Users\Coombes\Documents\JavaStuff>

Thank you for the help :D.

[pbrockway2]

Do use the "dir" command as it helps to identify all sorts of simple errors like spelling mistakes.

In this case you would expect to see "attempt.class" listed among the files in your JavaStuff directory. If it not there then you have not compiled the program successfully.

[mc6415]

Do use the "dir" command as it helps to identify all sorts of simple errors like spelling mistakes.

In this case you would expect to see "attempt.class" listed among the files in your JavaStuff directory. If it not there then you have not compiled the program successfully.

Hi there,

I followed your instructions and my command prompt output was:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Coombes>cd \Users\Coombes\Documents\JavaStuff

C:\Users\Coombes\Documents\JavaStuff>javac hello.java

C:\Users\Coombes\Documents\JavaStuff>dir
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is DC25-D911

 Directory of C:\Users\Coombes\Documents\JavaStuff

21/02/2010  14:12    <DIR>          .
21/02/2010  14:12    <DIR>          ..
19/02/2010  15:36    <DIR>          .metadata
19/02/2010  14:52    <DIR>          book
20/02/2010  15:34    <DIR>          DesktopApplication1
19/02/2010  15:40    <DIR>          Hello World
19/02/2010  18:37    <DIR>          Hello World2
21/02/2010  14:12               409 hello.class
20/02/2010  16:39               107 hello.java
19/02/2010  15:37    <DIR>          HelloWorld3
19/02/2010  15:44    <DIR>          Helloworldlul
20/02/2010  15:45    <DIR>          JavaApplication3
               2 File(s)            516 bytes
              10 Dir(s)  23,533,543,424 bytes free

C:\Users\Coombes\Documents\JavaStuff>java hello
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: hello
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: hello
        at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:202)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:190)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307)
        at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:301)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:248)
Could not find the main class: hello.  Program will exit.

C:\Users\Coombes\Documents\JavaStuff>

EDIT: Eureka, using java -cp . hello worked, I'm guessing that means I have a problem with my CLASSPATH setting.

On another note what would I use to get keyboard input for a variable, that's not worded great but I basically want the equivalent of Python's variable=raw_input("Input variable: ") command in java.

[Fubarable]

EDIT: Eureka, using java -cp . hello worked, I'm guessing that means I have a problem with my CLASSPATH setting.

pbrockway's a genius, isn't he? But I wouldn't change your system's CLASSPATH data but rather the cp info when calling java as you're doing above.

On another note what would I use to get keyboard input for a variable, that's not worded great but I basically want the equivalent of Python's variable=raw_input("Input variable: ") command in java.

Do you mean to dynamically set a variable's name during the running of a program? No, that's generally not done in Java. Instead you would use collections such as Lists and HashMaps to associated dynamically created objects.

[mc6415]

pbrockway's a genius, isn't he? But I wouldn't change your system's CLASSPATH data but rather the cp info when calling java as you're doing above.


Do you mean to dynamically set a variable's name during the running of a program? No, that's generally not done in Java. Instead you would use collections such as Lists and HashMaps to associated dynamically created objects.

Indeed I'm just gonna keep doing what's working and not play around with anything I don't need to until I'm comfortable with Java.

Ah I see, I'm still very new to this and it's hard to shake off assuming things that will work from my work with Python, I'll get used to it in the end.

[Fubarable]

Ah I see, I'm still very new to this and it's hard to shake off assuming things that will work from my work with Python, I'll get used to it in the end.

As I see things, there's a Python way and philosophy of programming and a Java way and philosophy. Both are different, and both are correct in their own universes. Welcome to the Java way.

[mc6415]

As I see things, there's a Python way and philosophy of programming and a Java way and philosophy. Both are different, and both are correct in their own universes. Welcome to the Java way.

That's a good way of putting it and sums up my reason for learning Java which is I want to get a broader understanding of programming languages on the whole.

[pbrockway2]

Indeed I'm just gonna keep doing what's working and not play around with anything I don't need to until I'm comfortable with Java.

That sounds like a wise approach.

Act as if the CLASSPATH environment variable doesn't exist. I'm no expert - but that just allows me to to state more vehemently - it should have been deprecated years ago. And then removed from java and javac so that people who relied on it (Apple etc) would be forced to fix their broken software.

Hopefully you understand the explication I gave of the -cp argument:

"-cp . " == "look for classes in the current directory"

That provides the basis for more elaborate command line arguments as and when you need them.

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re Python's raw_input(). That's a way of obtaining a string from standard input. Java offers various ways of doing this, including one that's pretty much equivalent: the Console method readLine(). Details here.

The reference is to Oracle's Tutorial which is a must read. (Well as much of it as you need: it's quite comprehensive). Nearby sections on scanning and character streams are also useful, but are presented in terms of files because, unlike raw_input(), they are not limited to standard input.

[Fubarable]

re Python's raw_input(). That's a way of obtaining a string from standard input. Java offers various ways of doing this, including one that's pretty much equivalent: the Console method readLine()....

I was interpreting the OP's question as that he/she wanted to name the variable based on the input, but on re-reading it, probably I assumed incorrectly. :eek: