Stuart A. Burkett wrote:
WeiJie Lim wrote:Why can't the following code be compiled ?
What makes you think it won't compile ? If you get compiler errors you need to tell us what they are.
I tried compiling it, it wouldn't be compiled.
The errors are repeated.
dum1.java:4: error: illegal character: \160
    static Scanner sc = new Scanne
^
dum1.java:4: error: illegal character: \160
    static Scanner sc = new Scanne
^
dum1.java:4: error: illegal character: \160
    static Scanner sc = new Scanne
^
dum1.java:5: error: illegal character: \160
    public static void main(
String
^
dum1.java:5: error: illegal character: \160
    public static void main(String
^
dum1.java:5: error: illegal character: \160
    public static void main(String
^
dum1.java:5: error: illegal character: \160
    public static void main(String
^
dum1.java:7: error: illegal character: \160
        // declarations
^
dum1.java:7: error: not a statement
        // declarations
^
dum1.java:7: error: illegal character: \160
        // declarations
^
dum1.java:7: error: not a statement
        // declarations
^
dum1.java:7: error: illegal character: \160
        // declarations
^
dum1.java:7: error: not a statement
        // declarations
^
dum1.java:7: error: illegal character: \160
        // declarations
^
dum1.java:7: error: not a statement
        // declarations
^
dum1.java:7: error: illegal character: \160
        // declarations
^
dum1.java:7: error: not a statement
        // declarations
^
dum1.java:7: error: illegal character: \160
        // declarations
^
dum1.java:7: error: not a statement
        // declarations
^
dum1.java:7: error: illegal character: \160
        // declarations
^
dum1.java:7: error: not a statement
        // declarations
^
dum1.java:7: error: illegal character: \160
        // declarations
^
dum1.java:7: error: not a statement
        // declarations
^
dum1.java:8: error: illegal character: \160
        int numberOfMarbles;
^
dum1.java:8: error: not a statement
        int numberOfMarbles;
^
dum1.java:8: error: illegal character: \160
.... ... .. ( repeated similar errors )
100 errors