Re: Why i am getting error

From:

"Andrew Thompson" <u32984@uwe>

Newsgroups:

comp.lang.java.help

Date:

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:25:00 GMT

Message-ID:

<7074e97d908a2@uwe>

Ravi wrote:

Follwing code is giving error: mainWindow1.setLayout(gl1);

What error? Are you referring to the..
D:\LectureProblem1.java:5: <identifier> expected
mainWindow1.setLayout(gl1);
^
..error? If so, please be specific.

import java.awt.*;
class LectureProblem1 {
       Frame mainWindow1 = new Frame();
       LayoutManager gl1 = new GridLayout(7,0);
       mainWindow1.setLayout(gl1);
       ///.....
}

While similar code I wrote earlier complied without any hiccups.

Similar maybe, but different use of brackets
(at the very least). This code..

import java.awt.*;
class LectureProblem1 {
    {
       Frame mainWindow1 = new Frame();
       GridLayout gl1 = new GridLayout(7,0);
       mainWindow1.setLayout(gl1);
    }
}

..compiles without error. As does this code..

import java.awt.*;
class LectureProblem1 {
       Frame mainWindow1 = new Frame();
       GridLayout gl1 = new GridLayout(7,0);
    {
       mainWindow1.setLayout(gl1);
    }
}

..and this code.

import java.awt.*;
class LectureProblem1 {
    Frame mainWindow1 = new Frame();
    GridLayout gl1 = new GridLayout(7,0);

    LectureProblem1() {
       mainWindow1.setLayout(gl1);
    }
}

HTH

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