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Subject: Re: Enum in Eclipse Scrapbook
From: Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com>
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markspace wrote:
> Robert Mark Bram wrote:
>> class A {

Notice that 'A' is not a top-level class.

>>      enum Month {JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC}
>> }
>> A a = new A();
>>
>> When I try to execute this I get:
>>
>> The member enum Month can only be defined inside a top-level class or interface

And 'A' is not a top-level class. So make 'A' a top-level class.

> What's the name of the file this is defined in?  Is it A.java?  What 
> package is this defined in?
> 
> Ditto for the other file you tried.

Put the 'enum' in its own source file. Make it a top-level class itself.

-- 
Lew