Very basic - Java array as class variable

Question

class Foo{
     int[] doop;

     public Foo(){
          this.doop={1,2,3,4,5};
     }
}

I can't compile this, Java ME SDK gives me a bunch of "Illegal Start of Expression" errors. Why? How do I make this work?

wjans · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-31 06:34:46Z

12

Try this:

this.doop= new int[]{1,2,3,4,5};

answered May 31, 2011 at 6:34

wjans

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Vladimir Ivanov · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-31 06:35:43Z

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You can't do this in constructor, because this syntax is allowed only for declaration with initialization. Fix to this:

class Foo{
     int[] doop = new int[]{1,2,3,4,5};

     public Foo(){

     }
}

answered May 31, 2011 at 6:35

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Sotiris · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-31 19:05:53Z

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class Foo{
     int[] doop;

     public Foo(){
          this.doop= new int[]{1,2,3,4,5};
     }
}

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answered May 31, 2011 at 7:01

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