why these code cannot be compiled???

why cannot i creat a String Array???

pubic class andy
{ String[] a = new String[3];
a[0]="aaaa"
a[1]="bbbb"
a[2]="cccc"
public static void main(String[] args){}
}
wait for you answer.

....

Well, for starters, those assignments aren't inside any method or (initialization) block, so I bet the compiler gave you a whole slew of error messages.

...and there's that whole missing semicolons thing...

Let's not forget the "pubic class"

why???

Andy, what do you mean? You don;t understand what Michael, Dirk, and Jim posted?

i don't understand why assignments can't be initialized outof method or (initialization) block

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but these code can also be compiled(without static),look:
public class andy{
{String[] a = new String[3];
a[0]="sfdgc";
a[1]="a";
a[2]="b";
}
public static void main(String[] args){}
}
[ April 10, 2002: Message edited by: andy lau ]

Originally posted by andy lau:
i don't understand why assignments can't be initialized outof method or (initialization) block

The compiler puts all static and instance initializers of a class into one special method,the class initialization method.Only the jvm at runtime invokes this special initialization method.
I feel like I am aiming at a moving target