calling of function of one class using objects of another

[darkmension]

first of all heres the code

// first file//
public class bottom
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
top obj=new top();
obj.display();
}
}


//second file//

public class top
{
public void display()

{
System.out.println("finaly i got the answer !");
}

}

both are saved in the same folder and i have double checked that the file name are same as that of class name.

now whenever i try to compile bottom i get the following error

bottom.java:7: cannot find symbol
symbol : class top
location: class bottom
top obj=new top();
^
bottom.java:7: cannot find symbol
symbol : class top
location: class bottom
top obj=new top();
^
2 errors

line numbers are not same, but anyways you would get it.

i dont know why it isn't able to detect top in the same folder.

please help

[BigDaddyLH]

Classes are usually defined to be in packages. When you don't do this, the package defaults to the current directory. Then you need to set the classpath for javac.exe and java.exe:

javac -classpath . bottom.java
java -classpath . bottom

Note the dot in those commands (dot = current directory)