really stupid question

[Peg Garland]

I am working through the study guide for SCJP. On the first example I created a class:

public class Fruit {
System.out.println("Inside Fruit class");

}

It won't compile!
cannot find symbol: class out
location: java.lang.System.out

I imported java.lang.*; and that doesn't help. In the class with the main method, I can use System.out.println("Inside Main") with no imports. What is the difference?

[marc weber]

Welcome to JavaRanch!

Basically, Java classes contain fields and methods. Statements like...

System.out.println("Inside Fruit class.");

...must be inside a method body. (Or a constructor body, or an initialization block... But not by itself inside the class definition.)

[Mark Vedder]

You are calling a method outside a method, constructor or initializer block. You need to move your System.out.println() into one of those.

[arulk pillai]

In Java java.lang.*; is implictly imported. Are you using any Java IDE or using text pad?

[Campbell Ritchie]

That isn't a stupid question at all. But please, in future, tell us what your posts are about; see this FAQ.

[Campbell Ritchie]

Originally posted by arulk pillai:
In Java java.lang.*; is implictly imported. Are you using any Java IDE or using text pad?

I think the compiler has imputed "java.lang.System" to "System" and is simply using its fully qualified name.

[eshu khare]

Hi,

public class Fruit {
System.out.println("Inside Fruit class");
 
}

the above code in asked doubt will compile witout 'MAIN'?

[Campbell Ritchie]

Have you tried it? Have you read the whole of this Thread? Have you ever had a class without a main (not MAIN) method?