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Thread: cannot find symbol symbol: constructor ()

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    Question cannot find symbol symbol: constructor ()

    i can't understand why show me this error please guide mee

    cannot find symbol
    symbol: constructor ()

    cannot infer type arguments for HashMap<K,V>
    reason: cannot use '<>' with anonymous inner classes
    where K,V are type-variables:
    K extends Object declared in class HashMap
    V extends Object declared in class HashMap

    static final Map<String, Color> COLOR_MAP = new HashMap<>() {
            {
                put("none", new Color(0, 0, 0, 255));
                put("blue", new Color(0, 0, 255, 255));
                put("green", new Color(0, 255, 0, 255));
                put("orange", new Color(255, 128, 0, 255));
                put("pink", new Color(255, 0, 128, 255));
                put("purple", new Color(255, 0, 255, 255));
                put("red", new Color(255, 0, 0, 255));
                put("white", new Color(255, 255, 255, 255));
                put("yellow", new Color(255, 255, 0, 255));
            }
        };
    Last edited by cnmeysam; April 6th, 2022 at 07:04 AM.

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    Default Re: cannot find symbol symbol: constructor ()

    cannot infer type arguments for HashMap<K,V>
    reason: cannot use '<>' with anonymous inner classes
    Add the types inside the <> that the message refers to.
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