“Error: Main method not found in class MyClass, please define the main method as…”

Question

New Java programmers often encounter these messages when they attempt to run a Java program.

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Error: Main met         


        

Answer 1

The problem is that you do not have a public void main(String[] args) method in the class you attempt to invoke.

It

• must be static
• must have exactly one String array argument (which may be named anything)
• must be spelled m-a-i-n in lowercase.

Note, that you HAVE actually specified an existing class (otherwise the error would have been different), but that class lacks the main method.

Answer 2

If you are running the correct class and the main is properly defined, also check if you have a class called String defined in the same package. This definition of String class will be considered and since it doesn't confirm to main(java.lang.String[] args), you will get the same exception.

• It's not a compile time error since compiler just assumes you are defining a custom main method.

Suggestion is to never hide library java classes in your package.