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Re: I don't why I get 'not a statement' error in the following code...

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On Oct 4, 10:16 pm, Patricia Shanahan <p...@acm.org> wrote:
> On 10/4/2011 2:55 PM, Chad wrote:
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> > On Oct 4, 11:33 am, Patricia Shanahan<p...@acm.org>  wrote:
> >> On 10/4/2011 11:16 AM, Chad wrote:
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> >>> I don't get why 'Test.x;'  in main() isn't a variable. The expression
> >>> 'Test.x' ends with a semicolon. So I just assumed it was a valid
> >>> statement. However, the java compiler tells me something different.
> >>> Ideas? Possible hints?
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> >> See the JLS,http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/statements.html...
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> >> Only certain types of expressions can be turned into a statement by
> >> adding a semicolon. They all have at least potential for side-effects at
> >> the top level.
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> >> May I ask why you need to execute Test.x without doing anything with the
> >> result?
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> > I still don't see why this expression can't be turned into a
> > statement.
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> Primarily, it is a matter of language definition, which is why I
> included a link to the Java Language Specification.
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> Are you saying that you think it is valid according to the JLS, or are
> you saying that you do not understand why the Java designers decided not
> to permit it?
>

I guess I don't understand why the Java designers decided not to
permit it.

Chad

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I don't why I get 'not a statement' error in the following code... Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-10-04 11:16 -0700
  Re: I don't why I get 'not a statement' error in the following code... Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-10-04 11:33 -0700
    Re: I don't why I get 'not a statement' error in the following code... Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-10-04 11:43 -0700
      Re: I don't why I get 'not a statement' error in the following code... markspace <-@.> - 2011-10-04 12:14 -0700
      Re: I don't why I get 'not a statement' error in the following code... Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2011-10-04 12:20 -0700
    Re: I don't why I get 'not a statement' error in the following code... Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-10-04 14:55 -0700
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      Re: I don't why I get 'not a statement' error in the following code... Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-10-04 22:16 -0700
        Re: I don't why I get 'not a statement' error in the following code... Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-10-05 08:13 -0700
          Re: I don't why I get 'not a statement' error in the following code... Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-10-05 10:21 -0700
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