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    public class main
    {
    public static void main(String [] args)
    {
    Alpha Epsilon = new Alpha();
    String[] Sigma = new String[52];
    Sigma = Alpha.populatearrayldb;
    try
    {
    thread.sleep(500);
    }
    catch(InterruptedException n)
    {}
    }
    try
    {
    Thread.sleep(1000);
    }
    catch(InterrptedException n)
    {}

    else{
    System.out.print(Sigma[i]);
    try
    {
    thread.sleep(500);
    }
    catch(InterruptedException n)
    {}
    }
    }





    I AM GETTING THE ERROR ILLEGAL START OF TYPE ON LINE 16. WHY???

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    Default Re: Help

    Quote Originally Posted by Jdino23 View Post
    I AM GETTING THE ERROR ILLEGAL START OF TYPE ON LINE 16. WHY???
    The second 'try' is in a point that is outside a method, so it's illegal.
    The 'else' is also illegal because there's not a corresponding 'if'.
    Please, review carefully the basic Java syntax and take great care of indentations and spacings (that are very ugly in your source).
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    Default Re: Help

    Welcome to the forum! Please read this topic to learn how to post code in code or highlight tags and other useful info for newcomers.