Re: Beginners Problem - Static reference to non-static method
William Colls wrote:
I am novice with Eclipse, and a beginner with Java, but I have 20+ years
experience as a programmer - coming to OO late in life.
I Have some code that looks like this:
// begin java
package com.mine.package
class MyClass {
import java.io.*
public static void main() {
try {
runMyMethod(); // <---- error here
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}
}
public void runMyMethod() throws Exception {
// do some things
}
}
// end java
However, Eclipse generates the error "Cannot make static reference to to
non-static method in type MyClass" at the point noted.
I understand what it means (I think), but I don't understand why it is a
problem, and more importantly - How to fix it. There is a whole bunch
more stuff in the class. Making runMyMethod static fixes the problem
here, but then everything else in the class also has to be static.
You have two options at this point:
1. Make all those methods static.
2. Create an object, and reference its methods:
new MyClass().runMyMethod();
Patricia
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