Problem in static variable

[atin sehgal]

Hi!
can anyone tell me why this program is giving compiler error..

class staticvartest1
{
//static int x;
public static void main(String[] args)
{
static int x=10;//This is causing error
x=x+1;
System.out.println("Hello World!");
System.out.println(x);
}
}
}
However this program runs...
class staticvartest1
{
static int x;
public static void main(String[] args)
{
//static int x=10;
x=x+1;
System.out.println("Hello World!");
System.out.println(x);
}
}
}
gives output of 1

<marquee>Plz help me.......</marquee>

[James Baud]

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        static int x=10;//This is causing error
        ....
    } 

You cannot have a modifer (static) for local variables.
Your second example compiles and runs because you have declared x to be a member variable.
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~James Baud
Talk, does not cook rice. - Chinese Proverb

[atin sehgal]

Thanks