public class Bugs{
private String bugType;
private int legs;
private int arms;
private String nativeTo;
public bug(String bt, int l, int a, String nt){
bt=bugType;
l=legs;
a=arms;
nt=nativeTo;
}
}
Why do I keep getting a "invalid declaration method" here? It keeps saying a return method is needed.
The method that you want here is a special one called constructor. Constructors are used when you create new objects. In contrast to regular methods they don't have a declared return type.
You should change the line
public bug(String bt, int l, int a, String nt){
to
public Bugs(String bt, int l, int a, String nt){
it has to match the name of the class exactly.
You can read more about constructors here: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/constructors.html
Your constructor must be named the same as your class. Bugs, not bug. You are basically declaring a method without return type what is illegal.
Change public bug to public Bugs. This is because it is a constructor that must be the same as the class name.
change public bug to public Bugs if you want to make it a constructor. Otherwise if it is a method add a return statement before the last } of the method and also add a return type in the method.
