调试记录：The public type <<classname>> must be defined in its own file

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“The public type <<classname>> must be defined in its own file” error in Eclipse [duplicate]

up vote 8 down vote favorite 3	This question already has an answer here: Java compiler error: “public type .. must be defined in its own file”? 4 answers I have written the following code: package staticshow; public class StaticDemo { static int a = 3; static int b = 4; static { System.out.println("Voila! Static block put into action"); } static void show() { System.out.println("a= " + a); System.out.println("b= " + b); } } public class StaticDemoShow { public static void main() { StaticDemo.show(); } } I am getting the error message: The public type StaticDemo must be defined in its own file error in the very first line public class StaticDemo {. Why is it happening and how can I resolve it? Note that my project name is StaticDemoShow, package name is staticshow and class names are as given in the code. EDIT- After making just one class public or both the classes default, I am getting the error "Selection does not contain a main type". Now what should I do? java  eclipse share improve this question edited Nov 6 '13 at 14:38     asked  Nov 6 '13 at 14:29 Mistu4u 1,317 5 19 48
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	Is your class file named StaticDemo? –  Vaughan Hilts  Nov 6 '13 at 14:30  @VaughanHilts, No. My project name is "StaticDemoShow". –  Mistu4u  Nov 6 '13 at 14:34 2   No need to downvote IMHO. Every beginner will stumble across this. @VaughanHilts It seems both are in the same file. –  Axel  Nov 6 '13 at 14:34 duplicate of Java compiler error: "public type .. must be defined in its own file" and Public class must be defined in its own file and a lot more I guess… –  Holger  Nov 6 '13 at 19:14  just in case you need to rightfully have mulitple types in one file, you may get here and look for another answer and motivation provided here: stackoverflow.com/questions/32012525/… –  Andreas Dietrich  Aug 14 '15 at 14:33  add a comment

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We cant have two public classes in one file. The JVM cannot understand, in one file we must write one public class only. public class StaticDemo { static int a = 3; static int b = 4; static { System.out.println("Voila! Static block put into action"); } static void show() { System.out.println("a= " + a); System.out.println("b= " + b); } } class StaticDemoShow { public static void main() { StaticDemo.show(); } } share improve this answer