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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Strings and Variables

Fung How Lim
Fung How Lim
2,402 Points
Posted by Fung How Lim
Fung How Lim
2,402 Points

Difference between Java and Javac

Would like to understand the rationale behind this;

Why do we keep typing Javac Introductions.java before we type java Introductions?

Cheers

2 Answers

Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
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Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points

Hi Fung,

javac command is the command to start the java coompiler (c at the end of the javac). After the compiler creates the byte code you can call the java command to start the compiled programm and give it the name of your compiled programm. So "java" command (without a c) starts a Java application. It does this by starting a Java runtime environment, loading a specified class, and calling that class's main method.

Hope this helps

Grigorij

Fung How Lim
Fung How Lim
2,402 Points
Fung How Lim
Fung How Lim
2,402 Points

hi Grig!

thanks for the reply. and thanks for your pointer in my previous question too.

appreciate it buddy. now, time to continue my course! :)