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I have single class in java having two methods. one is public static void main(String args []). when i call other method inside main i get above error.

class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        method();
    }

    private void method() {
        System.out.println("hello");
    }

}
Joel
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user3307312
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  • see also http://stackoverflow.com/questions/290884/what-is-the-reason-behind-non-static-method-cannot-be-referenced-from-a-static –  Feb 13 '14 at 18:25
  • This question was [answered](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4969171/cannot-make-static-reference-to-non-static-method?rq=1) multiple times. – Warlord Feb 13 '14 at 18:26

3 Answers3

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Community
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R. Oosterholt
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Solution - make the other method static as well - OR make an instance to it through the class Test (using the new operator)

ALTERNATIVE 1 (using static)

 class Test {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    method();
 }

 private static void method() {
    System.out.println("hello");
 }

}

ALTERNATIVE 2 (using an instance of the class Test)

class Test {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Test test = new Test();
    test.method();
 }

 private void method() {
    System.out.println("hello");
}

}
Björn Hallström
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Creating an instance of Test, because non static methods should be called from instance:

new Test().method();
Ashot Karakhanyan
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