Thread: Cannot declare an array var within a class

Well, this makes no sense. Here's the code:

package cardsexercise;
 
class Card {
 
    private String[] suit, rank;
    suit = new String[4];
    rank = new String[13];
}
 
 
public class CardsExercise {
 
 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
 
    }
}

This is for one of the Java tutorial exercises.

So, I have under the Card class, as you can see, a declaration of two string[] vars, and then their assignments.

Trouble is, when I enter their assignments, Netbeans is throwing me an error, "cannot find symbol/symbol: class suit/location: Class card/<identifier> expected."

It's like it thinks suit and rank are supposed to be classes, even though I JUST declared them as string[] variables.

What's the deal with that?

-s45

Originally Posted by Junky

The only thing you can place outside a method, constructor or static block is the declaration of variables. The first line is ok but the second and third line are normal lines of code which must be inside a method, constructor or static block.

So THAT'S what those initialization blocks in that one lesson were for. Well, that wasn't explained. What they were used for I mean. I guess now I know lol. Thanks!

-s45