What is the reason behind this error when compiling a Java code via the console?

Probably just missing { or }. It happens when you dont properly close the class.

No, actually. The code is so simple, it'd be too hard to miss a mistake.

" import java.io.Console;

public class Introductions {

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Console console = System.console();
    // Welcome to the Introductions program!  Your code goes below here
    console.printf("Hello, my name is Nika");      
    console.printf("Nika is learning how to write Java");

} "

Do you think I've forgotten to end a code or something?

This is what the console outputs if I try to compile (using the following: javac Introductions.java) the code above:

"
treehouse:~/workspace$ javac Introductions.java <--- This is how I try to compile the code.
Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Introductions.java:10: error: reached end of file while parsing
}
^
1 error "

Yes it seems you are missing } at the end of your code. You need to close class and also main method.

Okay! So, I edited the code and put a "}" at the end.

This is what it looks like now:

" import java.io.Console;

public class Introductions {

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Console console = System.console();
    // Welcome to the Introductions program!  Your code goes below here
    console.printf("Hello, my name is Nika");      
    console.printf("Nika is learning how to write Java");
}

} "

But still, the same error is displayed when compiling the code.

Here it is:

" treehouse:~/workspace$ javac Introductions.java
Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Introductions.java:10: error: reached end of file while parsing
}
^
1 error
"

Need help.

Are you sure you saved changes in Workspace?

Yes, certainly.

Strange, I am nôt getting that error...

import java.io.Console;

public class Introductions {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Console console = System.console();
    // Welcome to the Introductions program!  Your code goes below here
    console.printf("Hello, my name is Nika");      
    console.printf("Nika is learning how to write Java");
  }
}

Gosh... What should I do? I messaged the staff, so hopefully they can help me out.

Here it is, Craig Dennis !

https://w.trhou.se/lyl6htnya6

Thing is that I’m seeing the Xmx messages but not the ‘Nika is learing’ message.

Yeap! I don’t get that message in the console. Feels kind of discouraging. Already wasted 2 days of my trial because of this :/

Craig Dennis , I was able to progress further into the course but I still get those Xmx messages before what I actually want to get in the console. Is this normal? Am I doing something wrong? Because I don't see similar thing happening to you in those tutorials.