Declaration cannot be labelled

[Sridevi Shrikanth]

Hi,
In the potential traps as given by Ajith, one of the traps says
Declaration cannot be labelled.

However the following code runs perfectly well.
public class Decl
{

private static void main(String[] args)
{
label1: float f = 1.3f;
label2 : for(int i=0;i<10;i++)
{
System.out.println(i);
}

}
}
Could anyone explain to me the context in which it is invalid.
Any explanation is truly appreciated.
Thank you.

[bill bozeman]

I believe you can label anything in your program, but you can't use a break or continue with a label unless what immediatly follows the label is a loop for continue and break or a switch statement for break only (not continue).
Bill

[Ajith Kallambella]

Sridevi, which compiler are you using? I cannot compile your program ( Suns' javac ( JDK1.3 ) compiler ). I get an error, as expected, that says " A declaration cannot be labeled" indicating the label1: float f = 1.3f ; statement.

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Ajith Kallambella M.
Sun Certified Programmer for the Java�2 Platform.

[Sridevi Shrikanth]

JDK 1.1.7. Probably thats why I get the error.
Thank you.

[natarajan meghanathan]

Sirdevi,
I think declarations cannot be labeled.
Btw, can anyone tell me where the traps as listed by ajith or somebody else is in the web.
TIA.

[Velmurugan Periasamy]

I have the list of the potential SCJP traps in my study notes.
You can download it at http://www.geocities.com/velmurugan_p/

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Velmurugan Periasamy
Sun Certified Java Programmer
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Study notes for Sun Java Certification
http://www.geocities.com/velmurugan_p/