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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?

See the JLS,
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/statements.html#14.8

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.

May I ask why you need to execute Test.x without doing anything with the
result?

Patricia

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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
      Re: I don't why I get 'not a statement' error in the following code... Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2011-10-04 15:09 -0700
        Re: I don't why I get 'not a statement' error in the following code... Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-10-04 15:11 -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 17:30 -0700
      Re: I don't why I get 'not a statement' error in the following code... Stanimir Stamenkov <s7an10@netscape.net> - 2011-10-05 01:19 +0300
      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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