Instructions

Test suite

Solution

The classical introductory exercise. Just say "Hello, World!".

"Hello, World!" is the traditional first program for beginning programming in a new language or environment.

The objectives are simple:

Write a function that returns the string "Hello, World!".
Run the test suite and make sure that it succeeds.
Submit your solution and check it at the website.

If everything goes well, you will be ready to fetch your first real exercise.

Tips

Since this is your first Java exercise, we've included a detailed TUTORIAL.md file that guides you through your solution. Check it out for tips and assistance!

Setup

Go through the setup instructions for Java to install the necessary dependencies:

https://exercism.io/tracks/java/installation

Running the tests

You can run all the tests for an exercise by entering the following in your terminal:

$ gradle test

In the test suites all tests but the first have been skipped.

Once you get a test passing, you can enable the next one by removing the @Ignore("Remove to run test") annotation.

Source

This is an exercise to introduce users to using Exercism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Hello,_world!%22_program

Submitting Incomplete Solutions

It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

GreeterTest.java

import org.junit.Test;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

public class GreeterTest {

    @Test
    public void testThatGreeterReturnsTheCorrectGreeting() {
        assertEquals("Hello, World!", new Greeter().getGreeting());
    }

}

class Greeter {

  String getGreeting() {
    return "Hello, World!";
  }
}

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