Applet problem...

[Jeremy Parsons]

Just started learning about Applets, and I am trying to compile the code below which is straight out of the book, but it will not compile, am I over looking something here?

   
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
 
public class App extends Applet
 
{
Label greeting = new Label("Hello how are you?");
Font myfont = new Font("Helvetica", Font.BOLD,36);
public void init()
greeting.setFont(myfont);
 

 
{
add(greeting);
}
}
 

[Keith Lynn]

Notice where you have the opening brace of the method.

[Jeremy Parsons]

I'm getting the following error..

C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\App.java:10: ';' expected
greeting.setFont(myfont);
                ^
1 error
 
Tool completed with exit code 1

I looked at the method but couldn't find anything wrong..

[Keith Lynn]

public void init()
greeting.setFont(myfont);
 
 
 
{
add(greeting);
}

Notice here that you have a line of code before the opening brace.

[Jeremy Parsons]

ah, ok.. when you said method I was looking at the public void init() part not the method body and brackets.. Got it working now, I appreciate that..