Error in calling setter method

[Achint Verma]

I get these errors on Eclipse upon calling the setter method setSize().
Is there anything wrong in line 4 ?

Multiple markers at this line
- Syntax error on token(s), misplaced
construct(s)
- Syntax error on token "34", delete this
token


for the code

class A{
	B b = new B();
	int x = b.getSize();
	b.setSize(34);
}

class B{
	
	private int size;
	
	public int getSize(){
				return size;
	}
	
	public void setSize(int newSize){
				size = newSize;
	}
	
}

Can anyone explain why am I getting these errors ?

[Raghu Devatha]

The line b.setSize(34); should be in a method of Class A because the method setSize does not return anything.

[Campbell Ritchie]

Right answer, wrong explanation; the reason is that statements cannot be put loose in the class. You ought to put those statements into a method. It is only the 3rd line the compiler will complain about because the 1st and 2nd lines are declarations, which are permitted loose in the class

[Winston Gutkowski]

And welcome to JavaRanch Achint.

Winston