Java method help [duplicate]

Follow these simple rules:

1. If it's a static method call it with ClassName.methodName()
2. If it's a non-static method call it with classInstance.methodName()

If you want to call it as LibraryFunctions.addSong(), it needs to have the signature public static void addSong().

More info:
Only static methods can be called without instantiating a class first.

You can also try:

LibraryFunctions lf = new LibraryFunctions(); lf.addSong(); 

Well you have two options really:

1. Change addSong() to static and reference Song through it's static members if possible.
2. Create a new instance of LibraryFunctions and then use the non-static method addSong()

I take that your class Song is a non static nested class? e.g.

class LibraryFunctions { class Song { // ... } } 

If so you can either make it a static nested class, or lift the Song class into a separate class.

In terms of structure, may I suggest that the LibraryFunctions class file be turned into a MusicLibrary class? That way, in your main application code, you can instantiate a MusicLibrary every time the code runs. It will also make it easier to separate static functions and instance functions, which would probably solve your issue right now.

public class MusicManager { public static void main(String[] args) { MusicLibrary myMusic = new MusicLibrary(); myMusic.addSong(); // other stuff } } 

Then MusicLibrary:

public class MusicLibrary { public MusicLibrary() { } public void addSong() { Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in); Song temp = new Song(); int index = countFileLines(Main.databaseFile); index = index + 2; temp.index = index; System.out.print("Enter the artist name: "); temp.artist.append(scan.next()); } } 

And finally, I would put the class Song outside of MusicLibrary so that you can reuse it later.

Another added benefit of this is that you can make MusicLibrary implement Serializable and save the library to a file. Plus you could place an array of MusicLibraries inside of a MusicLibrary and have playlists. All kinds of options.