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Re: '{' expected

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RedGrittyBrick wrote:
> You've allowed yourself to be driven by the error messages without 
> really understanding them. I found it a bad idea, as a beginner, to 
> write 100 lines of java and then try compiling it.
> 
> Start with this - does it compile?
> 
>   /*
>    * MortgagePaymentCalculator.java
>    */
>   public class MortgagePaymentCalculator {
>       public static void main (String[] args) {
>           System.out.println("Mortgage Payment Calculator");
>       }
>   }
> 
> A good way for a beginner to work is to not add any extra code to the 
> above until it compiles. Then add no more than two or three lines. Get 
> that to compile before proceeding. Proceed in tiny steps.
> 
> If it compiles, what do you expect as output? Try running it and see if 
> the actual output is as you expect. Don't add new functionality until 
> the existing prototype behaves exactly how you expect.
> 
> Use indentation to help you see the structure of the program.

What RedGrittyBrick is teaching you is also the way to put together an SSCCE.

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