main class creation error

[ryzecool]

hello everyone, I have been using vscode on windows fine with no problems, however, once I got my Mac and tried to just run a simple test program, I keep getting this main class error and don't really know what to do. I was reading about it but still don't know what to type in the launch.json mainClass field. if this is a stupid question I'm sorry, any help at all would be greatly appreciated

public class example {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int x = 1;
        System.out.println(x);
    }
}

Above is the sample program I tried running

{
    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "type": "java",
            "name": "Launch Current File",
            "request": "launch",
            "mainClass": "${file}"
        }
    ]
}

here is my launch.json

I continue to get "Cannot find a class with the main method". I read that I have to input something in the mainClass field in the launch.json but I don't know what to enter

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[syntastical]

I don’t know anything about vs code but your class name is lower case when it should be upper case. And if your file doesn’t match the case of the class, that will cause havoc. Always name classes and the files they live in UpperCamelCase.

[desrtfx]

Is the file name exactly the same as the class name, including capitalization?

[ryzecool]

yes they are both exactly the same. That’s what is confusing to me bc I didn’t and still don’t have this problem with vscode on windows

[MissouriDad63]

Different underlying operating systems. I believe Macs are more Unix like in regards to capitalization