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Sara Imber Teitel
577 PointsHi, I am not sure what I have been doing wrong but can't seem to resolve a few errors that keep coming up.
These are the error I am getting:
TreeStory.java:23: error: illegal start of statement
}
^
TreeStory.java:23: error: reached end of file while parsing
}
^
2 errors
This is what my sheet looks like:
import java.io.Console;
public class TreeStory {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String ageAsString = console.readLine("How old are you? ");
int age = Integer.parseInt(ageAsString);
int age = 12;
if(age<13)
/* Some terms:
noun - Person, place or thing
verb - An action
adjective - A description used to modify or describe a noun
Enter your amazing code here
*/
}
2 Answers
jb30
44,806 PointsYou imported import java.io.Console; and used a lowercase console in String ageAsString = console.readLine("How old are you? ");. You could instead declare the value of console earlier in your program or use String ageAsString = System.console().readLine("How old are you? "); or some other way to get user input.
If you want your if statement to last more than one line, you will need { and }, such as
if(age<13) {
}
It also looks like you are trying to declare your age variable twice.
int age = Integer.parseInt(ageAsString);
int age = 12;
Sara Imber Teitel
577 PointsThank you1