Serialization compiler error

[Nicholas Carrier]

Ok this is an inner class in my BeatBox class.

public class MyLoadListener implements ActionListener {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent a) {

JFileChooser fileOpen = new JFileChooser();
fileOpen.showOpenDialog(theFrame);
File myFile = fileOpen.getSelectedFile();

try {

FileInputStream fileReader = new FileInputStream(myFile);
ObjectInputStream os = new ObjectInputStream(fileReader);
checkboxState = (boolean[]) is.readObject();

} catch(Exception ex) {

ex.printStackTrace();

}

for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
JCheckBox check = (JCheckBox) checkBoxList.get(i);
if(checkboxState[i]) {
check.setSelected(true);
} else {
check.setSelected(false);
}

} // end of for loop

sequencer.stop();
buildTrackAndStart();



} // end of method

} // end of inner class

Now when I try to compile this, I get this error message complaining about my is variable, see below. Now I know I must just be missing something stupid so, if anyone can help that'd be great.

BeatBox.java:185: cannot find symbol
symbol : variable is
location: class BeatBox.MyLoadListener
checkboxState = (boolean[]) is. readObject();
^

the ^ is supposed to be under is, but I can't seem to get it to stick there
[ June 07, 2005: Message edited by: Nicholas Carrier ]

[Kristin Stromberg]

It doesn't look like you've declared the variable "is".

[Nicholas Carrier]

This is why god invented other people. Just so they can look at something so painfully obvious that it hurts. Thank you very much, I've staring at that for roughly 2 hours.

[Timmy Marks]

and the compiler message

cannot find symbol
symbol : variable is

didn't give you a clue? Basically, that's exactly what Kristin said.