[SOLVED] Syntax error on token

[Rico Cordova]

I'm getting an error in my code that I can't seem fix. Below is a simplified example of what the code looks like:

public class Main {
    MyContainer myContainer = new MyContainer();

    myContainer.foo();
}

Where,

public class MyContainer {
    MyFoo myFoo = new MyFoo();

    public void foo() {
        myFoo.bar();
    }
}

The exact error is:

Syntax error on token "foo", Identifier expected after this token

Which occurs on line 4 in the Main.

I've done some Google searches and most of the suggestions deal with double checking braces. I'm convinced the braces situation is fine and can't figure out what is going on.

I'm pretty new to Java still - but experience with C++ so OO concepts aren't new to me.

Any suggestions?

[Hebert Coelho]

public class Main {
    MyContainer myContainer = new MyContainer();

    myContainer.foo();
}

You is calling a method inside the class scope. You must have a method of your class to call another method. That is why the code bellow will work.

public class MyContainer {  
    MyFoo myFoo = new MyFoo();  
  
    public void foo() {  
        myFoo.bar();  
    }  
}  

[Rico Cordova]

I think I understand what you are saying. So if I made the following change it should work?

public class Main {
    public void fooBar {
        MyContainer myContainer = new MyContainer();

        myContainer.foo();
    }

    fooBar();
}

[Harsha Smith]

Does this work?

 class MyContainer {  
    MyFoo myFoo = new MyFoo();  
  
    public void foo() {  
        myFoo.bar();  
    }  
} 
 
 class MyFoo{
	 
	 public void bar(){
		 
	 }
 }
 
 class Main {  
	    MyContainer myContainer = new MyContainer();  
	    {
	    myContainer.foo();  
	    }
	}  

If that works, you'll get to know why it works as you learn java

[Nomaan Butt]

Hi Rico,

public class Main {   
    public void fooBar {   
        MyContainer myContainer = new MyContainer();   
  
        myContainer.foo();   
    }   
  
    fooBar();   
}

this code will not work, you need to create the object of Main class and call fooBar() then. This can be done in main() method of public class or from any other method.

[Nomaan Butt]

like this,

public class Main {   
    public void fooBar {   
        MyContainer myContainer = new MyContainer();   
  
        myContainer.foo();   
    }   
  public static void main(String args[]){
Main mainObject = new Main();
    mainObject.fooBar();   
}
} 

[Rico Cordova]

I understand now. Thanks, guys. Java having everything as a class still throws me slightly on how to call methods and where to instantiate objects.