Java compilation error of method

Question

I am trying to learn Java but I am stuck with following code:

public class Main(){

public String getPublicity(){
   return "watch on youtube: Mick en de stomende drol (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3leCIk2eyQ)"
}

public static void main(String[] args){
   System.out.println(getPublicity);
}
}

It doesn't recognize my method, what's wrong?

`public class Main()` is wrong class declaration. It should be `public class Main`. Also while calling method you should use `System.out.println(getPublicity());` — sanbhat, Jan 08 '16 at 12:57
Then it still doesn't compile as you are trying to access a non-static method from a static method. — M. Deinum, Jan 08 '16 at 12:59
futhermore it must be a static method `public static String getPublicity()` — kism3t, Jan 08 '16 at 12:59
Possible duplicate of [calling another method from the main method in java](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4848820/calling-another-method-from-the-main-method-in-java) — WalterM, Jan 08 '16 at 13:07
@WalterM Thanks, I'm not a native English speaker and they translate to the same word in German. There is also "brackets". Never sure which to use when. I hope you understand anyway. — Puce, Jan 08 '16 at 13:15

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 08 '16 at 13:02

Try

public class Main{

   public static String getPublicity(){
      return "watch on youtube: Mick en de stomende drol (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3leCIk2eyQ)"
   }

   public static void main(String[] args){
      System.out.println(getPublicity());
   }
}

or more Object Oriented:

public class Main{

   public String getPublicity(){
      return "watch on youtube: Mick en de stomende drol (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3leCIk2eyQ)"
   }

   public static void main(String[] args){
      Main main = new Main();
      System.out.println(main.getPublicity());
   }
}

Java compilation error of method

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