syntax help please

[Jacob Rich]

This is my code:

class shuffle { 
public static void main (String[] args) {
int x = 3;
while (x > 0) {
x = x - 1;
System.out.println("-");
if (x > 2) {
System.out.print("a");
}
if ( x == 2) {
System.out.print("b c");
}
if ( x == 1 ) {
System.out.print("d");
x = x - 1;
}
}

and im getting this error when compiling:

C:\Documents and Settings\Zack>javac shuffle.java
shuffle.java:18: '}' expected
^
1 error


Anyone know what the problem could be?

[Ananth Ram]

You are missing closing braces "}" after
class shuffle {
public static void main (String[] args) {
int x = 3;
while (x > 0) {
x = x - 1;
System.out.println("-");
if (x > 2) {
System.out.print("a");
}// end of IF
if ( x == 2) {
System.out.print("b c");
}// end of IF
if ( x == 1 ) {
System.out.print("d");
x = x - 1;
} // Missing
}
}

[Henry Wong]

Generally, when the compiler is complaining about a missing closing brace, you miss the brace much earlier in the code. And the compiler is mismatching the braces.

Go to line 18, and work backwards. You will see that one of your "if" statements has an open brace, but no closing brace.

Henry

[Jacob Rich]

ah... thanks guys.