if i have a method defined in a class outside of main, can i use it in the main class?

[sick sleet]

new to java

[stray briar]

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Yes, you can use a method defined in a class outside of the main method. In Java, methods can be defined in any class and can be accessed from other classes as long as they are visible (i.e., have appropriate access modifiers).

To use a method from another class in the main method, you need to create an instance of that class and then call the method on that instance. Here's an example:

public class MyClass {
    public void myMethod() {
        System.out.println("Hello from myMethod!");
    }
}

public class MainClass {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        MyClass obj = new MyClass();
        obj.myMethod(); // calling myMethod from the instance of MyClass
    }
}

In this example, myMethod() is defined in the MyClass outside of the main method. To use it in the MainClass, we create an instance of MyClass using MyClass obj = new MyClass(); and then call the method using obj.myMethod();.

[fiery talon]

yes

for example

[royal shell]

The main method is static. So you can call any static method that's also in the same class.

[fiery talon]

you can do

public static void main(String[] args){
    printText("Hello, world!");
}
static void printText(String string){
    System.out.println(string);
}

[royal shell]

watch your names

printText vs print

[fiery talon]

ah yeah