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"unexpected token: void" compiler error

in Programming Questions • 3 years ago

Can't figure out why this code is generating a "unexpected token: void" compiler error:

Subclass foo;
void setup() {
size(200, 200);
foo = new Subclass();
}
void draw() {
}
public class Superclass {
String[] names;
public Superclass(String[] theNames) {
names = new String[theNames.length];
for(int i=0; i < theNames.length; i++) {
names[i] = theNames[i];
}
}
}
public class Subclass extends Superclass {
public Subclass() {
super( { "The One", "The Two", "The Three" } );
}
}

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guy_yitzh..

Re: "unexpected token: void" compiler error

3 years ago

The syntax in the subclass constructor is incorrect - it should be

super(new String[] { "The One", "The Two", "The Three" } );

The error message isn't very helpful, but usually by commenting out suspicious parts of the code it is easy to narrow the problem down.

This works:

Subclass foo;
void setup() {
size(200, 200);
foo = new Subclass();
}
void draw() {
}
public class Superclass {
String[] names;
public Superclass(String[] theNames) {
names = new String[theNames.length];
for(int i=0; i < theNames.length; i++) {
names[i] = theNames[i];
}
}
}
public class Subclass extends Superclass {
public Subclass() {
super(new String[] { "The One", "The Two", "The Three" } );
}
}

briansora..

Re: "unexpected token: void" compiler error

3 years ago

Sure does. Thanks so much! Sometimes I wish the errors in the Processing console were a bit more specific

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