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Java Java Objects Harnessing the Power of Objects Constants

Ranak Bansal
Ranak Bansal
1,207 Points
Posted by Ranak Bansal
Ranak Bansal
1,207 Points

Pez Dispenser File Will Not Open

Whenever I try to open the Pez Dispenser file it doesn't open and I get the following message: illegal start of statement. Here is my code:

jshell> /open PezDispenser.java
| Error:
| illegal start of statement
| }
| ^

2 Answers

Cam Richardson
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Cam Richardson
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Cam Richardson
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Cam Richardson
Front End Web Development Treehouse Moderator 16,895 Points

Can you post the contents of your PezDispender.java file? It appears that you may have a stray closing bracket somewhere that is throwing the compiler into a fit.

Ranak Bansal
Ranak Bansal
1,207 Points
Ranak Bansal
Ranak Bansal
1,207 Points

I checked my code and was able to find the extra bracket, thanks for the help!