Hi,

I'm trying to compile and run a program. So I opened an editor (jEdit) and wrote my program in there. I saved it as a .java file and this is my source code (right?). Now, where should I type the order that compiles the file? And the order that runs it?

Thanks

Question

Hi,

I'm trying to compile and run a program. So I opened an editor (jEdit) and wrote my program in there. I saved it as a .java file and this is my source code (right?). Now, where should I type the order that compiles the file? And the order that runs it?

Thanks

anonymous · Answer

Yes, that's your source code (the .java file).  To compile it, you would type "javac source.java" at a command prompt.  (In Windows, this means running cmd.exe; on a Mac, Terminal; on Linux, xterm or Konsole or similar.)

anonymous · Answer

Oh, and to run it, you would probably type "java source".  I say probably, because there are other things you might need to add to that (i.e. a classpath for other libraries, a package name if your source isn't in the default package, etc.), but "java source" should work.