Why am i getting an error message?

[winter monolith]

public class fractal{
    
    static int factorial(int n){
        if(n==1 || n==0){
            return 1;
        } else {
            return n*factorial(n-1);
        }
        
    }
    
    public static void main(String[] args){
        System.out.println(factorial(5));

    }
}

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problem:

    at fractal.main(fractal1.java:12)

^^ This is the error message

[lofty echo]

Hey, @winter monolith!
Please remember to /close this post once your question has been answered!

[deep lynx]

ur using ur method inside the same method

[steel stag]

thats called recursion

thats fine

[deep lynx]

even in this case?

[steel stag]

yes

[deep lynx]

ugh my brain bad

[deep lynx]

is it cause theres no private, public, or protected keyword in the start of line 3?

im new to java

[winter monolith]

it's fine it works now i just had to reload the compiler

thanks guys

[deep lynx]

o

do /close

@winter monolith