inner class problem: cannot assign twice

[Steve Bret]

Why can't I say :
zz2 = z;
after the line
double zz2 = z;
??

thanks

Below the code.

  
class TopLevelA  {               // Top-level Class
private double z;
void nonStaticMethod() {     // Non-static Method
class NonStaticLocalD {  // Non-static local class
double zz = z;       //  non-static from enclosing class.
double zz1 = TopLevelA.this.z; // same as above
double zz2 = z;
//zz2 = z;
}
}
}

[Steve Bret]

For info I get this error message:
C:\Java\test>javac -classpath C:\jdk1.5\bin TopLevelA.java
TopLevelA.java:14: <identifier> expected
zz2 = z;
^
1 error

[Keith Lynn]

Notice that where you have the statement zz2=z, you are in the inner class. You can't simply make an assignment statement where you declare variables. You need to put it in a block.

[Barry Gaunt]

You are putting an assignment statement where only definitions are allowed.