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Need Help with an "illegal start of expression"

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Eric

Posts: 1
Nickname: narush
Registered: Nov, 2003

Need Help with an "illegal start of expression"

Posted: Nov 10, 2003 12:00 PM

I am in the first few weeks of a beginners java course.

I have written a class that will call the class that I am having the problem with. I keep getting these "illegal start of expression" error and cant get rid of them without commenting them out.

Any assistance would be great.

TIA,
Eric

Sorry I couldnt get the curly braces to line up to aid the readablity factor on this forum, any suggessions?



// Program written by: Eric R.
// Date program written: 11/06/03
// Program Name: Calculate

public class Calculate
{

  //attibutes
  double hrRate = 5.00;
  double otRate;
  double regPay;
  long hrWork;
  float otWork;
  float totalHours;
  double otPay;
  double totalPay;
  long Amin;

  	//constructor 
	public Calculate (long Amin){
  	this.Amin = Amin;
	}
  	
	// methods
	public double getPay(){
  	return this.totalPay;
	}
  	public void setPay(long Amin){
  	this.totalPay = Amin;
	}
 	public long getAmin(){
			return this.Amin;
 	}

 {
  {
  hrWork = (Amin / 60);
  }
  
  public static final NumberFormat getCurrencyInstance()
  
   if(hrWork < 8)
   { 
      regPay = hrWork * hrRate;
      otPay = 0.00;
   }        
   else if(hrWork > 8)
   { 
      regPay = 8 * hrRate;
      otPay = (hrWork - 8) * 1.5 * hrRate; 
   }  
	else if(hrWork < .15)
	{
		System.out.println("You worked 0 hours therefore you earned 0 pay ");
		System.exit(0);
	}	
  	
		//totalPay = (regPay + otPay);
  		//System.out.println("Total Pay: " + this.totalPay + " dollars");
   
	/*	public void display() {
			System.out.println("Total Pay: " + this.totalPay + " dollars");
			System.out.println(" ");
 	}*/ 
  }
}

Kishori Sharan

Posts: 211
Nickname: kishori
Registered: Feb, 2002

Re: Need Help with an "illegal start of expression"

Posted: Nov 10, 2003 12:21 PM

I have cleaned the code so that you don't have extra braces. This code compiles fine. I have made getCurrencyInstance() method non-static because you are using some instance variables inside. I don't know what you are trying to do. So, just go through your logic again and compile it after every change so that you know which code is giving you problem.

// Program written by: Eric R.
// Date program written: 11/06/03
// Program Name: Calculate
 
import java.text.*;
 
public class Calculate {
 
	//attibutes
	double hrRate = 5.00;
	double otRate;
	double regPay;
	long hrWork;
	float otWork;
	float totalHours;
	double otPay;
	double totalPay;
	long Amin;
 
	//constructor 
	public Calculate (long Amin){
		this.Amin = Amin;
	}
 
	// methods
	public double getPay(){
		return this.totalPay;
	}
 
	public void setPay(long Amin){
		this.totalPay = Amin;
	}
 
	public long getAmin(){
		return this.Amin;
	
	}
 
	public final NumberFormat getCurrencyInstance( ) {
 
	if(hrWork < 8)	{ 
		regPay = hrWork * hrRate;
		otPay = 0.00;
	} 
	else if(hrWork > 8)	{ 
		regPay = 8 * hrRate;
		otPay = (hrWork - 8) * 1.5 * hrRate; 
	    } 
	else if(hrWork < .15) {
		System.out.println("You worked 0 hours therefore you earned 0 pay ");
		System.exit(0);
	     } 
	// You need to return what you intended to return here
	// I have just returned null so that the code compiles fine
	return null;
	}
}

Birendar S Waldiya

Posts: 21
Nickname: ebiren
Registered: Nov, 2003

Re: Need Help with an "illegal start of expression"

Posted: Nov 10, 2003 10:32 PM

> I am in the first few weeks of a beginners java course.
>
> I have written a class that will call the class that I am
> having the problem with. I keep getting these "illegal
> start of expression" error and cant get rid of them
> without commenting them out.
>
> Any assistance would be great.
>
> TIA,
> Eric
>
> Sorry I couldnt get the curly braces to line up to aid the
> readablity factor on this forum, any suggessions?
>
>

> 
> // Program written by: Eric R.
> // Date program written: 11/06/03
> // Program Name: Calculate
> 
> public class Calculate
> {
> 
> //attibutes
> double hrRate = 5.00;
> double otRate;
> double regPay;
> long hrWork;
> float otWork;
> float totalHours;
> double otPay;
> double totalPay;
> long Amin;
> 
> //constructor
> public Calculate (long Amin){
> this.Amin = Amin;
> }
> 
> // methods
> public double getPay(){
> return this.totalPay;
> }
> public void setPay(long Amin){
> this.totalPay = Amin;
> }
> public long getAmin(){
> return this.Amin;
> }
> 
> {
> {
> hrWork = (Amin / 60);
> }
> 
> public static final NumberFormat getCurrencyInstance()
> 
> if(hrWork < 8)
> {
> regPay = hrWork * hrRate;
> otPay = 0.00;
> }
> else if(hrWork > 8)
> {
> regPay = 8 * hrRate;
> otPay = (hrWork - 8) * 1.5 * hrRate;
> }
> else if(hrWork < .15)
> {
> System.out.println("You worked 0 hours therefore you
> u earned 0 pay ");
> System.exit(0);
> }
> 
> //totalPay = (regPay + otPay);
> //System.out.println("Total Pay: " + this.totalPay + "
> + " dollars");
> 
> /*	public void display() {
> System.out.println("Total Pay: " + this.totalPay + "
> " dollars");
> System.out.println(" ");
> }*/
> }
> }
>

Can you please properly match the bracket and braces ..
and use the Formating guide lines ginev in this site
ie use

tag and put your code inside this tag..

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