CHAPTER 2
Compile and Run
Running from the IDE
With your Hello World program complete you can compile and run it in one of two ways. The first method is by selecting run from the menu bar of the IDE that you are using. In Netbeans the menu command is: Run ➤ Run Main Project. The IDE will then compile and run the application, which displays the text “Hello World”.
Running from a console window
The other way is to manually compile the program by using a console window (C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe). The most convenient way to do this is to first add the JDK bin directory to the PATH environment variable. In Windows, this can be done by using the ...
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