This is a project template for a greenfield Java project. It's named after the Java mascot Duke. Given below are instructions on how to use it.
Prerequisites: JDK 11, update Intellij to the most recent version.
- Open Intellij (if you are not in the welcome screen, click
File
>Close Project
to close the existing project first) - Open the project into Intellij as follows:
- Click
Open
. - Select the project directory, and click
OK
. - If there are any further prompts, accept the defaults.
- Click
- Configure the project to use JDK 11 (not other versions) as explained in here.
In the same dialog, set the Project language level field to theSDK default
option. - After that, locate the
src/main/java/duke.Duke.java
file, right-click it, and chooseRun duke.Duke.main()
(if the code editor is showing compile errors, try restarting the IDE). If the setup is correct, you should see something like the below as the output:Hello! I'm duke.Duke What can I do for you?
- Copy
ip.jar
file into an empty folder - Open a command window in that folder
- Run the command
java -jar ip.jar
(i.e., run the command in the same folder as the jar file). - If setup is correct, you should see below as the output:
Hello! I'm duke.Duke What can I do for you?