Call method(s) within the same class

[remojr76]

I am new to java. I am trying to create 3 methods within a class and then call them in that same class. I am not creating or calling correctly. Please help. Here's my code:

import java.util.*;

public class Ch4_PrExercise2
{
	public static void main(String [] args)
	{
		Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
		
		int num1, num2, num3;
		
		System.out.println("Please input 3 numbers separated by spaces: ");
		System.out.println();
		
		num1 = console.nextInt();
		num2 = console.nextInt();
		num3 = console.nextInt();
		
	
		
			public int largest()
			{
				if(num1 > num2 && num1 > num3)			
					return num1;			
				else if(num2 > num1 && num2 > num3)			
					return num2;				
				else if(num3 > num1 && num3 > num2)
					return num3;
			}						
			
	
		
			public int smallest()
			{
				if(num1 < num2 && num1 < num3)
					return num1;
				else if(num2 < num1 && num2 < num3)
					return num2;
				else if(num3 < num1 && num3 < num2)
					return num3;
		   }
			
			 public int middle()
			 {
		
				if((num1 < num2 && num1 >num3) || (num1 > num2 && num1 < num3))
					return num1;
				else if((num2 > num1 && num2 < num3) || (num2 < num1 && num2 >num3))
					return num2;
				else if((num3 > num2 && num3 < num1) || (num3 < num2 && num3 > num1))
					return num3;
			 }
				
		
		System.out.println("Your numbers in nondescending order are: " + " " + smallest() + " " + middle() + " " largest());		
		
		
	}
}

[nuzzle]

Java doesn't allow you to declare methods within another method. So move the three methods outside of main.

Now if you call these methods from main you must, either declare them static (just like main), or
instantiate Ch4_PrExercise2 using new and then use the reference to call the methods like,

Ch4_PrExercise2 e = new Ch4_PrExercise2(); // first thing in main
//
e.largest() // later in main

Finally you must either move

int num1, num2, num3;

outside of main, or pass these variables as parameters to the methods, or both.