compile and execute java code example

Example 1: cmd java compile

javac MyFisrtProgam.java // enter to compile 
  java MyfirstProgram // run program

Example 2: compile java

// compile
> javac myCode.java
// run
> java myCode

Example 3: java run project from command line

// Assuming that you have an executable jar
java -jar myJavaProject.jar

// Assuming that you have packaged jar
java -jar target/myJavaProject.jar

Example 4: difference between compile and execute in java

To compile means to check for any errors. It is like a grammatical check while execution means to run it.