Thread: constructor method syntax error

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Newbie here. Sorry if this is silly.

I am getting 'Not a statement, ; expected error' for the second constructor method below.
Can't figure the problem.

 
class Knapsack {
 
    public int size;
  public String[] items;
 
    public Knapsack(int size){
    size = 5;
  }
 
    public Knapsack(String[] items){
    items[] = {"doer", "kicker", "pusher"}; //The error I get for this line says - "Not a statement, ; expected"
  }
 
  public String getItem(int i) {
  return items[i];
  }
 
    public boolean isFull(int size) {
    if (size >= 7) {
      return true;
    }
        return false;
  }
}

I am getting 'Not a statement, ; expected error'

Please add a comment on the actual statement that gives that error message.
Also it helps if the full text of the error message is copied and posted to show the source line with the error and the location on that line where the error was found.

public Knapsack(String[] items){

Is this the statement with the error? I don't see any problem with that statement.

Ok, thanks.
The syntax for assigning an array value to an array variable requires the variable on the left of the =
and an array value to the right of the =.
items[] is not an array variable - remove the []s
{"doer", "kicker", "pusher"} is not an array value. Change by adding: new String[] before the {

Also there is a problem with the two variables named: items. There are two declarations of the variable: one in the class and one in the method. To access the one in the class, prefix the variable with "this."

Yes that is allowed when the array is being declared on the same statement.