public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) {
public class Customer {
private String id;
private String name;
public Customer(String id, String name) {
this.id = id;
this.name = name;
}
public String Id() { return name; }
public String Name() { return name; }
public void Name(String name) { this.name = name; }
}
}
} and i receive this error: C:\Users\byuka\IdeaProjects\LearningJava\src\Main.java:10 java: illegal character: ‘`’. so how can i correct it and what can focus on during encapsulation.
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Hi there,
You are running into two things here.
First, the error illegal character: '’ usually means there is a backtick () somewhere in the file. Java does not use backticks, so removing it should fix that error.
Second, you cannot declare the Customer class inside the main method. It needs to be defined outside of main. You also have a small bug where Id()returnsnameinstead ofid`.
Encapsulation itself means keeping fields private and accessing them only through public methods, so you control how data is read or changed. Focus on private fields, getters and setters, and avoiding direct access to class variables.
Heya, @byukusenge1122
Encapsulation means keeping data safe inside a class. In Java, this is done by making variables private and allowing access to them only through methods. This way, other parts of the program cannot change the data directly and accidentally break it.
Your error happens because the code contains invalid quote characters and because a class is declared inside the main() method, which Java does not allow. Java only accepts normal quotes " " and classes must be defined outside main().
The recommended solution is to move the Customer class outside main, make its variables private, and use getter and setter methods to read or update them.
Hope that this helps!
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