code error

[Brad Cantrell]

Im getting this error message

  
C:\Java>javac converter.java
converter.java:9: 'class' or 'interface' expected
private static void createAndShowGUI() {  

with this code

import java.awt.*;
 
public class converter {
 
      JPanel mainPane;
 
}
 
private static void createAndShowGUI() {
 
initLookAndFeel();
 
   //Window Theme
   JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(false);
 
   //Window Creation
   JFrame frame = new JFrame("Converter");
   frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOS  E);
 
   //Window Content
   Converter converter = new Converter();
   converter.mainPage.setOpaque(true);
   frame.setContentPane(converter.mainPage);
 
   //Window Display
   frame.pack();
   frame.setVisible(true);
 
}
 
public static void main(String[] args) {
        javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                createAndShowGUI();
            }
        });
    }       

[Matti Poro]

The methods should be inside the class.

  
public class converter {
 
      JPanel mainPane;
 
} //End of class
  

[Brad Cantrell]

thx