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compact source file

A Java file with just a main method and no class around it.

A compact source file (final in Java 25) contains top-level methods and fields without an enclosing class declaration; the compiler wraps them in an implicitly declared class.

Examples

  • A whole program: void main() { IO.println("Hello"); } saved as Hello.java.

See also

main method
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