package test
public class test{
public static void main (String args[]) throws Exception{
System.out.println("testing");
}
}
I compile with the following command
javac test.java -Xlint -g
I execute with the following command
java test
Which gives me the error
Error: Could not find or load main class test
Now I strongly suspect something weird is going on with my java as eclipse is also crashing whatever I do.
Your classpath doesn't have current directory which is . (dot). Add it or put your test.class to the existing path and it will be OK.
Easiest way is to run java like this:
java -classpath . test
Read more about classpath here.
I have copied your code and executed it using the same commands as you have specified, and it displays 'testing' as the output.
By any chance, Is the class 'test' in a package? If so, you can compile it successfully by entering into the package directory and then running the compile command but it gives an error while you run it from that directory. You gotta come one level up the directory and run the class.
Eg: if the test.java is in package called abc, then you could go to 'c:\example\abc\' where c:\example is an directory assumed, and compile it and it would compile just fine. But for running it, you gotta go one level up the directory and run. So you got to go to c:\example\ and then run like this 'java abc.test'
Are you defining your class under a package, if so please use fully qualified path i.e package/className while executing ?
If the class is part of a separate package, then you just need to add that package to the classpath as mentioned above. Also, as long as you did not specify a file path for the class file to be stored in the commands you have given should function properly. The main idea is to have the java file compile into a class file in the same directory, and upon executing the java command on that file it searches for the class file with the name you have given to the console to execute.
