compilation error

[satellite03]

hi i wrote a code to convert from inches to cm. i am not creating any object.....just only methods...its C style programming....but getting compilation error.

class Calculate
{  
	
   double factor = 2.54;

   
   public static void main (String[] args)
   
   {  
	   double inches = 12;
	   calculate(inches);//calling the function
   }

 
   void static calculate (double m)
     {  double result;
      result = factor * m;
      System.out.println(m + " inches = " + result + " cm.");
     }
}

javac Calculate.java
Calculate.java:15: <identifier> expected
void static calculate (double m)
^
Calculate.java:20: '(' expected
}
^
Calculate.java:11: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : method calculate (double)
location: class Calculate
calculate(inches);
^
3 errors
>Exit code: 1

why getting error.

i want to know the cause of error and how to remove it??

thanks...

 

[brendon2k]

I think you just need to put the identifier before the method like the error states. So put private, public or protected before void for your calculation method.

 

[satellite03]

no it did not work. i removed void and usued public....but error continued...is there any other problem??

but it should work...i can call any function from main...what is the problem?

as i am not creating any object so i have usued static keyword in front of calculate (double m). if i remove static from calculate (double m) it is saying error: <calling non static method >

so what could be the problem?? how can i run this code?

 

[Cagliostro]

I think you should put static before void.

Ion Filipski

 

[satellite03]

yes its working now... i changed

static double factor = 2.54;
and
static void calculate (double m)

thanks