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Java

David O'Mahoney
David O'Mahoney
869 Points
Posted by David O'Mahoney
David O'Mahoney
869 Points

In Java I keep getting the error message 'error: reached end of file while parsing'

I keep getting the error message 'error: reached end of file while parsing'. I know this is to do with curly brackets but I've been trying to rectify it for over an hour now and i can't seem to. Any help would be appreciated. Link to snapshot below.

https://w.trhou.se/bgokinif5i

1 Answer

rydavim
rydavim
18,814 Points
rydavim
rydavim
18,814 Points

I am by no means a Java expert, but it looks like you just have a couple of typos and missing brackets. console was misspelled near line 15, and you were missing a couple of closing curly brackets at the end of your file.

import java.io.Console;

public class TreeStory {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Console console = System.console();
        /*  Some terms:
            noun - Person, place or thing
            verb - An action
            adjective - A description used to modify or describe a noun
            Enter your amazing code here!
        */
int age =12; 
        if (age < 13) {
            console.printf("Sorry, you must be 13 years old to use this program\n"); /* fixed typo in console */
            System.exit(0);
        }
        {         
String name = console.readLine("Enter your name:  ");
String adjective = console.readLine("Enter an adjective:  ");
String Noun = console.readLine("Enter a Noun:  ");
String Verb = console.readLine("Enter an Verb:  ");
console.printf("%s is very %s", name, adjective);
        }
    } /* added closing brackets here */
} /* and here */

Let me know if you have any follow up questions, and I'll do my best to answer them with my limited knowledge of Java, but fixing those small errors let it compile for me without issues.

Good luck, and happy coding!

David O'Mahoney
David O'Mahoney
869 Points
David O'Mahoney
David O'Mahoney
869 Points

Thank you very much for your help! I can't say I understand curly brackets still, but at least I can continue to learn with your solution! Thanks again.

rydavim
rydavim
18,814 Points
rydavim
rydavim
18,814 Points

David O'Mahoney

So, the basics of brackets are that they need to be paired. There is always an opening bracket { and there needs to be a closing bracket } at the end of the associated block.

In this case, it looks like you never closed the class and main blocks of your code.

If you're using Workspace, if you click by a bracket it should highlight the matching opening or closing bracket. If you don't get a highlight when you click (or it's in a weird place), there's a good chance you forgot the pair that should match it.

Sorry I can't be more specific in how it relates to Java, but hopefully that gives you a better idea of how they're meant to work. Pairing some type of bracket or brace - {}, (), {} - is extremely common in programming, so these concepts are important and consistent across many languages.