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Android

Posted by Eston Burciaga
Eston Burciaga
1,729 Points

Why do I get an error when declaring this class "private"?

I'm working on the Web Posts Blog track, and am having problems with the declaration of the GetBlogPostsTask. I am pretty sure that I have followed the steps as they were given in the videos, but I am getting an error at this declaration: (I am also using Android Studio as opposed to the Eclipse IDE which is used in the video.

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

The error is shown to be on the keyword "private" and is says "Modifier 'private' not allowed here". As a result, the type "GetBlogPoststype" is not recognized in the main part of the code where it is used.

Any ideas?

3 Answers

Eston Burciaga
Eston Burciaga
1,729 Points

Just figure out my problem Stupid me! I was using a "{" where I should have been using a "(", thus closing off a class definition prematurely. Changed the symbols and it worked just fine.

(It's hard to see these tiny symbols when your vision is going!).

Sorry for the odd post, but thank you for your reply, Jaroslav!

Jaroslav Vankat
Jaroslav Vankat
12,054 Points
Jaroslav Vankat
Jaroslav Vankat
12,054 Points

No idea this works in my code, try adding the specification of the generic AsyncTask (if you didn't) - Object, Void and JSONObject. So the code would look like this:

private class GetBlogPostsTask extends AsyncTask<Object,Void,JSONObject> {
/*****your code*****/
}
Juan Gallardo
Juan Gallardo
1,568 Points
Juan Gallardo
Juan Gallardo
1,568 Points 
private class CustomAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<Object, Void, String> {
    @Override
    protected String doInBackground(Object ... params){
        return ""; //here we return an empty String
    }
}