Getting Stuck
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If it is because of one of those cryptic compilation messages: | If it is because of one of those cryptic compilation messages: | ||
| − | * Check [http://www.skylit.com/javamethods-old/JM-Appendix-B.html | + | * Check [http://www.skylit.com/javamethods-old/JM-Appendix-B.html Appendix B: Common Syntax Error Messages] |
* Make sure the following are balanced: {}, [], (), "", ''. Proper indentation really helps here! | * Make sure the following are balanced: {}, [], (), "", ''. Proper indentation really helps here! | ||
* Are you defining a variable where you should just be using it? System.out.println(int a); | * Are you defining a variable where you should just be using it? System.out.println(int a); | ||
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* Is there really a method of the class with that signature? | * Is there really a method of the class with that signature? | ||
* Are your methods within a class and your statements within methods? Methods in methods, classes within classes and so on are bad. | * Are your methods within a class and your statements within methods? Methods in methods, classes within classes and so on are bad. | ||
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| + | If you are frustrated and can't figure out the message, you can ask a fellow student or me to help you find the error. Or, you can comment out pieces of the code until you find the problem. | ||
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| + | Don't just throw away your code and start over: just comment it out if you want to start over. You may realize the error and wish you hadn't acted hastily. | ||
