Help: I'm Getting an Exception error back in Eclispe when executing the following for Zoo.java file.

[Eva Iris Rivera]

package LearningJava;

public class Zoo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

       
   }
   
}

$ javac Zoo.java
$ java Zoo
   



Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problem:

at LearningJava.Zoo.main(Zoo.java:4)

[Carey Brown]

Missing a closing brace. Note your code text does not match the code in the screen snapshot.

[Campbell Ritchie]

Welcome to the Ranch

Please have a look at this FAQ. You should have a red mark against the line where the IDE thinks you have the error, and it should tell you what the error is if you hover the mouse over the red mark. Then you can have a go at correcting it.

[Campbell Ritchie]

I can see the red marks in the screenshot you posted.

[Knute Snortum]

$ javac Zoo.java $ java Zoo These aren't Java statements; they are command line statements.  When you're in Eclipse, you can either

* Press the "run" icon in the toolbar
* Pull down the Run menu and select Run
* Press Ctrl-F11

[Eva Iris Rivera]

Thank you for you responses. just a quick question in the OCA Java SR 8 Programmer I Study Guide on page 6,7 and 8.  

How are we expected to execute the the following and get the expected results?if they display command line statement?

[Dave Tolls]

Open a command terminal and cd to the source folder.
Though, if they're talking about compiling/executing from the command line then it's probably an idea not to use an IDE for those parts.

[Campbell Ritchie]

Even less, Eclipse. Part of the cert exam preparation is learning what will and what won't compile. The Eclipse compiler can give different error messages from the Oracle and OpenJDK compilers. Although I think that Eclipse's error messages are often better, it might be easier to learn if you get the same error messages as in the book.