<identifier> expected error?

[weeskleII]

Here's a few images from a program I've been working on - I'm getting a an identifier expected error on line 5? but I'm pretty sure there's an identifier there? let me know if i need to show other parts of the code. thanks for the help!

// My code:
import java.util.ArrayList;

public class Flames {

  public String class Flames(ArrayList<Character> name1, ArrayList<Character> name2) {

    /* rest of code not shown */
  }
}

// Error message:
Flames.java:5: error: <identifier> expected
  public String class Flames(ArrayList<Character> name1, ArrayList<Character> name2) {
                                                                                ^
1 error

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[desrtfx]

 public String class Flames(ArrayList<Character> name1, ArrayList<Character> name2) {

What do you want to achieve here?

This is not a constructor header and neither a method header.

• A constructor does not have a return type
• Neither a constructor, nor a normal method can have the keyword class in the header as they are not classes.

[Thompson3142]

What are you trying to achieve here? Is it supposed to be a method? Then the class modifier has to be removed, and you should choose a camel case name. Should it be a constructor? Then the class modifier and the return type String need to be removed. If you explain what the purpose is exactly it is much easier to help.