Thread: CommaND Prompt:class, interface, or enum expected

i am a beginner. i want print a number on the system with this code:

int myNum=33 ;
System.out.println(myNum) ;

command prompt rather put this out:


C:\Users\HP\Documents>javac myNum.java
myNum.java:1: error: class, interface, or enum expected
int myNum=33 ;
^
myNum.java:1: error: class, interface, or enum expected
int myNum=33 ;
^
myNum.java:2: error: class, interface, or enum expected
System.out.println(myNum) ;
^
3 errors

pls, are these errors from my code or whaT?

All executable statements must be inside of a method that is in a class.

The code that was posted does not show where the statements with the errors are located.

Originally Posted by Norm

All executable statements must be inside of a method that is in a class.

The code that was posted does not show where the statements with the errors are located.

I made myNum into a class MyNum, and rewrote the code to:

public class MyNum {
int MyNum=147;
System.out.println( MyNum ) ;
}

when i compiled the above code, this is the output:


C:\Users\HP\Documents>javac MyNum.java
MyNum.java:3: error: <identifier> expected
System.out.println( MyNum ) ;
^
MyNum.java:3: error: <identifier> expected
System.out.println( MyNum ) ;
^
2 errors

please is my code right? I'm working on the identifier.

The code must be inside of a method.
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutor...O/methods.html

Originally Posted by Norm

The code must be inside of a method.
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutor...O/methods.html

problem solved. thank you. this is the code that was compiled:

public class MyNum {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
       int MyNum=147;
           System.out.println( MyNum ) ;
    }
}

cmd.exe:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\HP>cd Documents

C:\Users\HP\Documents>javac MyNum.java

C:\Users\HP\Documents>java MyNum
147

C:\Users\HP\Documents>

but please in the former code i used

public class MyNum {
    int MyNum=147;
       System.out.println(MyNum);
}

cmd.exe output:Identifier expected.

which identifier is missing in the codelines?

The method definition was missing.

The code with the error did not have a method to contain the two statements.

Yes that is how a method is declared. Did you go to the link I posted?

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutor...O/methods.html

Where did you see that?