Thread: call() is not public in BTEST, cannot be accessed by outside package

Hello All,
I have an issue. I created 2 java programs, a.java and b.java

content of a.java:

package test;
import test1.*;
publuc class ATEST {
public static void main (String[] args) {
BTEST.call();
}
}

content of b.java:

package test1;
public class BTEST {
string name;
void call() {
.
.
}
}

Getting call() is not public in BTEST; cannot be accessed by outside package.

Question is b.java must be declared in this fashion. I need to add access modifiers so that call() and any constructors are the only things that are accessible from other packages. Any other method can only be accessed from the BTEST class.

Your kind assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

how would i do this? Please help

You don't know how to make a method public?

Controlling Access to Members of a Class

no. everything I try is not working.

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I'm a newbiw. I'm self teaching this language.

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if I make it public, I get non-static method call() cannot be referenced from a static context

Originally Posted by ozman26

no. everything I try is not working.

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I'm a newbiw. I'm self teaching this language.

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if I make it public, I get non-static method call() cannot be referenced from a static context

Then you need to fix this error. Don't try to call the method without first creating an object of the class to call the method on.

content of a.java:

package test;
import test1.*;
public class ATEST {
public static void main (String[] args) {
BTEST.call();
}
}

content of b.java:

package test1;
public class BTEST {
string name;
public void call() {
System.out.println ("Some text.....");
}
}


Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Uncompilable source code - non-static method printAll() cannot be referenced from a static context
at atest.ATEST.main(ATEST.java:30)
Java Result: 1

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and how is this done based on my sample program. Please show me.

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Originally Posted by curmudgeon

Then you need to fix this error. Don't try to call the method without first creating an object of the class to call the method on.

and how is this done based on my sample program. Please show me.

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Originally Posted by Norm

Please post the code and the full text of the error messages.

Continue reading the tutorial:
Understanding Instance and Class Members (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Classes and Objects)

content of a.java:

package test;
import test1.*;
public class ATEST {
public static void main (String[] args) {
BTEST.call();
}
}

content of b.java:

package test1;
public class BTEST {
string name;
public void call() {
System.out.println ("Some text.....");
}
}


Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Uncompilable source code - non-static method printAll() cannot be referenced from a static context
at atest.ATEST.main(ATEST.java:30)
Java Result: 1

content of a.java:

package test;
import test1.*;
public class ATEST {
public static void main (String[] args) {
BTEST.call();
}
}

content of b.java:

package test1;
public class BTEST {
string name;
public void call() {
System.out.println ("Some text.....");
}
}


Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Uncompilable source code - non-static method printAll() cannot be referenced from a static context
at atest.ATEST.main(ATEST.java:30)
Java Result: 1

Originally Posted by Norm

Please edit your post and wrap your code with
[code=java]
<YOUR CODE HERE>
[/code]
to get highlighting and preserve formatting.


Please post the code that goes with the error message. There is no printAll() method in the posted code.

Sorry. Here you go.

content of a.java:

package test;
import test1.*;
public class ATEST {
public static void main (String[] args) {
BTEST.call();
}
}

content of b.java:

package test1;
public class BTEST {
string name;
public void call() {
System.out.println ("Some text.....");
}
}


Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Uncompilable source code - non-static method call() cannot be referenced from a static context
at atest.ATEST.main(ATEST.java:30)
Java Result: 1

I'm not ignoring anything. Here and I'll try again! Why would you need it in this fashion to begin with?

Sorry. Here you go.

content of a.java:

package test;
 import test1.*;
 public class ATEST {
 public static void main (String[] args) {
 BTEST.call();
 } 
}
 
package test1;
 public class BTEST {
 string name;
 public void call() {
 System.out.println ("Some text.....");
 }
 }

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Uncompilable source code - non-static method call() cannot be referenced from a static context
at atest.ATEST.main(ATEST.java:30)
Java Result: 1

I'm calling it because I need to print some values.