Create documents with java

Question

I'm kinda new to java and trying to create files to test uploads with in Katalon Studio on debian 9.

My Class looks like:

public class Application {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            File file = new File("/home/timo/Downloads/example.txt");
            BufferedWriter output = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(file));
            output.write("Hello World");
            output.close();
        } catch ( IOException e ) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

And I'm calling it with:

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileWriter;
Application files = new Application();

I don't get an error but the file also ain't at the specified path.

Answer 1

Static main method is an entry point of a java program. It is not obvious where do you call it from. But typically, you should compile your application that contains your Application class using compiler, like this:

javac Application.java

and run it as a java application like

java Application

Or using your IDE.