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Strange Error in Java

I am working on the blog reader app, and everything is going smooth when I try to make a new class for GetBlogPostsTask I get a error that says "Illegal Modifier" Ben Jakuben Did the same exact code and did not get that error here is my code for reference.

package com.jwelchapps.blogreader;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;

import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.os.AsyncTask;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;

public class MainListActivity extends ListActivity {

    protected String[] mBlogPostTitles;
    public static final int NUMBER_OF_POSTS = 20;
    public static final String TAG = MainListActivity.class.getSimpleName();

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main_list);

        //Toast.makeText(this, getString(R.string.no_items), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {

        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main_list, menu);
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
        // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
        // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
        int id = item.getItemId();
        if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
            return true;
        }

        private class GetBlogPostsTask extends AsyncTask<Object, Void, String> {

            @Override
            protected String doInBackground(Object... params) {
                int responseCode = -1;

                try {
                    URL blogFeedUrl = new URL("http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/api/get_recent_summary/?count=" + NUMBER_OF_POSTS);
                    HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) blogFeedUrl.openConnection();
                    connection.connect();

                    responseCode = connection.getResponseCode();
                    Log.i(TAG, "Code: " + responseCode);
                }
                catch (MalformedURLException e) {
                    Log.e(TAG, "Exception caught: ", e);
                }
                catch (IOException e) {
                    Log.e(TAG, "Exception caught: ", e);
                }
                catch (Exception e) {
                    Log.e(TAG, "Exception caught: ", e);
                }

                return "Code: " + responseCode;
            }

        }

        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }

}

The error is on line 47 thanks in advance to anyone who can help

6 Answers

Someone help me please :)

I believe the illegal modifier is the 'class' keyword, you can't define an inner class inside a function. You must either define it outside the function and instantiate it in the function or make it an anonymous class.

I know that's what it means but Ben Jakuben did it and got no errors

Well, I didn't see Ben's videos yet, tell me in what video he does this and in what time in the video or if this is in the project files tell be in what file and I will check it out.

3:25

Ben's AsyncTask subclass is nested in the activity class, not within a function. Notice how it shows under the closing brace of the onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu){... } method. Your AsyncTask subclass is nested withing the curly braces of a method, that's illegal.

http://s17.postimg.org/45z9t1d4f/Capture.png

I moved it an my main error went away now I have a error in onOptionsItemSelected

package com.jwelchapps.blogreader;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;

import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.os.AsyncTask;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;

public class MainListActivity extends ListActivity {

    protected String[] mBlogPostTitles;
    public static final int NUMBER_OF_POSTS = 20;
    public static final String TAG = MainListActivity.class.getSimpleName();

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main_list);

        try {
            URL blogFeedUrl = new URL("http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/api/get_recent_summary/?count=" + NUMBER_OF_POSTS);
            HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) blogFeedUrl.openConnection();
            connection.connect();

            int responseCode = connection.getResponseCode();
            Log.i(TAG, "Code: " + responseCode);
        }
        catch (MalformedURLException e) {
            Log.e(TAG, "Exception caught: ", e);
        }
        catch (IOException e) {
            Log.e(TAG, "Exception caught: ", e);
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            Log.e(TAG, "Exception caught: ", e);
        }
        //Toast.makeText(this, getString(R.string.no_items), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {

        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main_list, menu);
        return true;
    }

    private class GetBlogPostsTask extends AsyncTask<Object, Void, String> {

        @Override
        protected String doInBackground(Object... params) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            return null;
        }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
        // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
        // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
        int id = item.getItemId();
        if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
            return true;
        }
        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }

}

It's because you never close your AsyncTask subclass (you are missing one "}" before the "@Override"). It's just a guess, you forgot to say what the error message was...

Thanks zack!

No problem Jordan.