Why cannot run compiled JavaFX 11 class? - java

Following instructions at https://openjfx.io/openjfx-docs/#install-javafx, I compiled the sample HelloFX.java via:
javac --module-path $PATH_TO_FX --add-modules=javafx.controls /Users/me/Documents/java/HelloFX.java
But now if I attempt to run that...
java --module-path $PATH_TO_FX --add-modules=javafx.controls /Users/me/Documents/java/HelloFX
... I get error:
Error: Could not find or load main class .Users.me.Documents.java.HelloFX
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: /Users/me/Documents/java/HelloFX
Yet the file reported as not found is there:
ls -l /Users/me/Documents/java/HelloFX.class
-rwxr--r-- 1 me staff 1336 Oct 30 16:01 /Users/murray/Documents/java/HelloFX.class
(I had already changed permissions to add u+x in case that was the issue, but apparently that was not the trouble.
What's wrong?
(Yes, $PATH_TO_FX does point to javafx-sdk-11/lib.)

This question was already answered in the openjfx-dev mailing list:
The "java" command expects a fully-qualified class name, not a file path as
its argument
For completion:
The javac command deals with filenames, which means you can compile a java file from any location:
javac [ options ] [ sourcefiles ]
However the java command deals with classes:
java [options] mainclass [args...]
where mainclass specifies the name of the class to be launched, not the filename or location.
Providing you have Java 11 installed (and JAVA_HOME is set at it), the JavaFX 11 SDK downloaded, and just following the getting started guide:
Download the HelloFX class to any location, i.e /Users/<user>/Downloads.
Open a terminal and cd to that location:
cd /Users/<user>/Downloads
Set the JavaFX path:
export PATH_TO_FX=/path/to/javafx-sdk-11/lib
Compile the class:
javac --module-path $PATH_TO_FX --add-modules=javafx.controls HelloFX.java
Check that HelloFX.class is created at the same folder level.
Run the class:
java --module-path $PATH_TO_FX --add-modules=javafx.controls HelloFX
It should run just fine.
Now, if you try to run the above command from a different location it won't work, because the HelloFX class is not available in the classpath.
So if you want to run this class from a different location you'll need to specify this classpath:
javac --module-path $PATH_TO_FX --add-modules=javafx.controls \
/Users/<user>/Downloads/HelloFX.java
java --module-path $PATH_TO_FX --add-modules=javafx.controls \
--class-path /Users/<user>/Downloads HelloFX

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