public static int main(String args[])

[Siva Mamillapalli]

Hi All,

I am a new member of this group. Please help me in understandig the following problem.

public class TestClass {

public static int main(String[] args) {

System.out.println("First Test");
return 1;

}

}

I understand that there is no syntax erros in the above code.But while running the above program, I am getting the following error.

java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: main
Exception in thread "main"

can any one explain this in the JVM perspective.

Thanks in advance.

[Ulf Dittmer]

Welcome to JavaRanch.

If you run a Java program like this, it needs to have a method "public static void main", not "public static int main". Java is different from C in this regard.

[Peter Chase]

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[ September 06, 2007: Message edited by: Jim Yingst ]

[Campbell Ritchie]

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Are we risking getting flung off the beginners' forum for asking questions of any difficulty?

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[ September 06, 2007: Message edited by: Jim Yingst ]

[marc weber]

Originally posted by Campbell Ritchie:
...Are we risking getting flung off the beginners' forum for asking questions of any difficulty? ...

Yes.

This sidetrack would be a good discussion in the Intermediate forum.

[Jim Yingst]

I've moved the side discussion into a separate thread here.