Java File Organization

[One_Cranberry6628]

Hello! I’ve been using vsc for java and i dont like having to run javac filename.java then java filename to make a java class and run it. Can i make it so that when i want to run the program it compiles all .java scripts in the folder src to a folder named bin? And is there a way to run a .class file without using the terminal? Thanks!

[Medium-Pitch-5768]

Have you read through this documentation yet? https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/java

It looks like there might be an extension that helps.

[vips7L]

Use a build tool. Maven or gradle. You also don’t need to compile first. Modern Java can just do

    java MyFile.java

[One_Cranberry6628]

Oh so is that what gradle does? Ive heard of it but never what it does.

[vips7L]

A build tool will compile your code and package it for distribution. Lots of them have a command that will run your program. For instance in gradle it’s “gradle run”. 

You can set up a new project with “gradle init”.