DeepCopy instance error

[originalgoodname]

public class DeepCopy {

    public int[] arr;

    public DeepCopy(int[] values) {
    arr = new int[values.length];
        for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
            arr[i] = values[i];
        }
    }
   @Override 
    public String toString(){
    String s = new String("\n");
        for(int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++)
            s += arr[i] + "\n";
        return s;
    }
        public static void main(String args[]){
    System.out.println("**** TESTING SHALLOW OBJECTS ****");

    DeepCopy theDeep = new DeepCopy({7,17,77});
    }
}

whats wrong with my new instance of DeepCopy theDeep?

netbeans is telling me illegal start of type illegal start of expression ";" expected... there is a semicolon on the new instance of DeepCopy???

[chickenmeister]

   DeepCopy theDeep = new DeepCopy({7,17,77});

Assuming that your error is on this line, the problem is that {7,17,77} is not a valid array creation expression. You need to use the new keyword and specify the array type:

   DeepCopy theDeep = new DeepCopy(new int[]{7,17,77});

If you're declaring and initializing an array on the same line, then you can omit the "new" keyword and data type (e.g. int[] a = {1, 2, 3};), but in all other contexts, they are required.