Compilation error when running any code with an import statement

[misty goblet]

Hi, I am trying to run this code:

package org.example;// Q02c

import java.util.Random;

public class Q02c
{

    public static void main (String[] args)
    {
        int width = 0;
        int length = 4;
        int perimeter = 0;
        Random randGenerator = new Random();
        
        width = randGenerator.nextInt(1, 6);
        perimeter = (2 * width) + (2 * length);
        
        System.out.println (String.valueOf(width) + " " +
                        String.valueOf(length) + " " +
                        String.valueOf(perimeter));  
    }
}

And I keep getting this error:

/Users/a/Desktop/CSTemporary/src/main/java/org/example/Q02c.java
java: illegal character: '\ufeff'
/Users/a/Desktop/CSTemporary/src/main/java/org/example/Q02c.java
java: class, interface, enum, or record expected
/Users/a/Desktop/CSTemporary/src/main/java/org/example/Q02c.java:3
java: class, interface, enum, or record expected

[errant ruin]

Detected code, here are some useful tools:

[WARNING] The code couldn't end properly...

Problematic source code:

package org.example;// Q02c

import java.util.Random;

public class Q02c
{

    public static void main (String[] args)
    {
        int width = 0;
        int length = 4;
        int perimeter = 0;
        Random randGenerator = new Random();
        
        width = randGenerator.nextInt(1, 6);
        perimeter = (2 * width) + (2 * length);
        
        System.out.println (String.valueOf(width) + " " +
                        String.valueOf(length) + " " +
                        String.valueOf(perimeter));  
    }
}```
Cause:
The code doesn't compile:
illegal start of expression

## System out
[Nothing]

<@&987246527741304832> please have a look, thanks.

[misty goblet]

I am using Intellij*

[balmy wigeon]

you may have an encoding problem or a blank shitty char, i tried it and it's working

[misty goblet]

So what should I do?

I ran it in tj bot and it also says this

Cause:
The code doesn't compile:
illegal start of expression

I think its because of the import statement, because in the code files where there is no import everything works perfectly

[misty canyon]

Try googling 'java: illegal character: '\ufeff''

[misty goblet]

The error "illegal character: '\ufeff'" occurs when a Java file contains a UTF-8 Byte Order Mark (BOM), which is not recognized by the Java compiler. To fix this, remove the BOM from the file, as it can cause parsing issues.

What does BOM mean?

[misty canyon]

again, keep googling.