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TestCAccount.java:13: non-static method print(CAccount) cannot be referenced from a static context

Hi,

I get the error below:

TestCAccount.java:13: non-static method print(CAccount) cannot be referenced from a static context
print(cDad);
^

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basicinstinct

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zizi21

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Just wondering, if the main is static : public void static main(String [] args), i thought it is okay to make the print method static as well , but that did not work . If I do the instance of the class that would work. but in my lecture notes, there was no instance... we were learning on overriding and overloading...

basicinstinct

well you could make the print method static, then you wouldn't get that error, but then if the print method itself makes references to non-static methods you'll get the same error in the print method and have to create an instance there...

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zizi21

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let me try it..i am a bit confused here..here..thanks

zizi21

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sorry..just finished two other exams..going back to java..forgive me for the late reply...

Mick Barry

You should typically be avoiding making things static.
You main should be creating an instance of a class (or classes) and calling (non-static) methods on those instances.

zizi21

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thanks!