Maven Error: Could not find or load main class

Question

I\'m using a Java Maven program and I don\'t know what to enter as the . I\'ve tried all kinds of things based off of numerous stackoverflow q

Answer 1

Unless you need the 'maven-assembly-plugin' for reasons other than setting the mainClass, you could use the 'maven-jar-plugin' plugin.

     
        
            org.apache.maven.plugins
            maven-jar-plugin
            2.4
            
                
                    true
                    
                        your.package.yourprogram.YourMainClass
                    
                
            
        
     

You can see the plugin in practise in the ATLauncher.

The 'mainClass' element should be set to the class that you have the entry point to your program in eg:

package your.package.yourprogram;

public class YourMainClass {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("Hello World");
    }
}