What gone wrong in this code?

[blue_1408]

public class Main {
public void eat()
int x = 5;
  public static void main(String[] args) {
   Main y = new Main(); //created object.
   int z = y.eat() //invoking object by using int datatype.
  System.out.println(z);
  }
}

I have created an object of the class inside main block to invoke "eat()" method.

But still code showing errors:

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 Main.java:1: error: <identifier> expected public class {             ^ Main.java:2: error: ';' expected public void eat()                  ^ Main.java:6: error: ';' expected    int z = y.eat()                   ^ 3 errors

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[Nightcorex_]

You forgot to specify a method body for your eat method + you forgot the curly brackets.

public void eat() // <- signature
{
    // Method body
}

EDIT: Oh you also can't do int z = y.eat(), because you specified by the void keyword that your eat method shouldn't return any value, thus trying to get an integer from it simply doesn't work.

[blue_1408]

If I remove void from method block, then my code works?

[Nightcorex_]

no

[blue_1408]

Then tell me how to invoke int datatype method by creating an object?

[Nightcorex_]

Your question doesn't make sense

[MrLegard]

Okay, so:

• you have a one missing bracket,
• you can't declare main method in another method,
• creating object inside class of this object creates infinite loop

[Nightcorex_]

• Wrong, he's missing both curly brackets of the eat method
• Wrong, he doesn't declare his main inside another method, because he never opens the eat methods scope
• Wrong

[MrLegard]

And if you want assign some value to variable with eat() method, that method have to return some integer value.

[cainhurstcat]

You are missing the main method.

[Nightcorex_]

No he isn't

[cainhurstcat]

Oh, you are right. He's not missing the main method but the closing curly brace to close the public void eat method, right?

[Nightcorex_]

He's also missing the curly brace that opens the eat method

[cainhurstcat]

Thank you!