[holidaze]

Hello,

I am getting the following error for lines 10 and 11(object creation).
SimpleClass.java:16: error: non-static variable this cannot be referenced from a static context

If I delete the static in 'public static void main(String[ ] args) {' then the error goes away, but I get a error stating 'No main methods, applets, or MIDIets found in file'.

Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

   public class SimpleClass {
      public static void main(String[ ] args) {
		
	    int age1 = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
	    int age2 = Integer.parseInt(args[3]);
			
       	    //creates two persons objects
            Person person1 = new Person(args[0], age1);
            Person person2 = new Person(args[2], age2);
      	
	    //Prints the first JPane with relative data fields
	    String display1 = person1.toString();
	    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, display1);

	    //Prints the second JPane with relative data fields
	    String display2 = person2.toString();
	    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, display2);
   	}//end of class

/*Stores the name and age of the person*/
   class Person{
    //data fields that store each object's data
      private String name;
      private int age;
   	
   /** Constructor - Used To Create EAch Object & Initialize DAta Fields.
   * @param n1 is the Persons name 
   * @param a1 is the Persons age*/  
      public Person(String n1, int a1){
         name = n1;
         age = a1; 
      }
   	
   //Used to Display The Data Stored In EAch Object's DAta Field.
	public String toString(){
		String personString = name + " is " + age + " years old.";
		return personString;
   }
  }
 }

[farrell2k]

You person class. Make it

static class Person {

}

You have a class, SimpleClass, with an inner class Person. The JVM is complaining because no instance of SimpleClass exists, thus no instance of Person can exist at that point in time.

[holidaze]

Problem Solved. I chose to place the Person class outside my main public class. Thanks for the help!