Illegal start of expression error

[Nalini Reddy]

Hi All,

I have written a small program in Java with a single method which displays the message "Hello". The program is



public class Test
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
public void m1()
{
System.out.println("Hi");
}
}
}

But,when i try to compile it ,it says illegal start of expression
public void m1()


Can any of u please help me out by telling me the cause for it.


Thanks in advance,
NaliniReddy.

[Paul Sturrock]

You seem to be trying to define a method inside another method, something you can't do.

[Vijayendra V Rao]

Originally posted by Nalini Reddy:


public class Test
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
public void m1()
{
System.out.println("Hi");
}
}
}

The correct code is:

public class Test
{

public static void main(String args[])
{
m1();
}

public static void m1()
{
System.out.println("Hi");
}

}

[Vijayendra V Rao]

Or...you can also have it the following way:

 
public class Test
{
  public static void main(String args[])
  {
    System.out.println("Hi");
   }
 
}

[Nalini Reddy]

Thank u Paul and Vijay.