illegal start of an expression

[Ben Hultin]

I am getting a gigantic pile of errors that clearly arent correct, which tells me a lot of this can be fixed with just one or two changes.

BenHultinProg4.java:22: illegal start of type
for (i = 1; i < 13; i++) {
^
BenHultinProg4.java:22: <identifier> expected
for (i = 1; i < 13; i++) {
^
BenHultinProg4.java:22: ';' expected
for (i = 1; i < 13; i++) {
^
BenHultinProg4.java:24: <identifier> expected
saver1.getBalance()
^
BenHultinProg4.java:24: ';' expected
saver1.getBalance()
^
BenHultinProg4.java:27: <identifier> expected
saver2.getBalance()
^
BenHultinProg4.java:27: ';' expected
saver2.getBalance()
^
BenHultinProg4.java:30: <identifier> expected
System.out.printf(DATA_FMT_STR, 0, saver1.getACCOUNT_NUMBER(), saver1.ba
lance,
^
BenHultinProg4.java:30: <identifier> expected
System.out.printf(DATA_FMT_STR, 0, saver1.getACCOUNT_NUMBER(), saver1.ba
lance,
^
BenHultinProg4.java:30: illegal start of type
System.out.printf(DATA_FMT_STR, 0, saver1.getACCOUNT_NUMBER(), saver1.ba
lance,
^
BenHultinProg4.java:30: <identifier> expected
System.out.printf(DATA_FMT_STR, 0, saver1.getACCOUNT_NUMBER(), saver1.ba
lance,
^
BenHultinProg4.java:30: ';' expected
System.out.printf(DATA_FMT_STR, 0, saver1.getACCOUNT_NUMBER(), saver1.ba
lance,
^
BenHultinProg4.java:30: illegal start of type
System.out.printf(DATA_FMT_STR, 0, saver1.getACCOUNT_NUMBER(), saver1.ba
lance,
^
BenHultinProg4.java:30: ';' expected
System.out.printf(DATA_FMT_STR, 0, saver1.getACCOUNT_NUMBER(), saver1.ba
lance,
^
BenHultinProg4.java:30: <identifier> expected
System.out.printf(DATA_FMT_STR, 0, saver1.getACCOUNT_NUMBER(), saver1.ba
lance,

^
BenHultinProg4.java:31: ';' expected
saver2.getACCOUNT_NUMBER(), save
r2.balance);
^
BenHultinProg4.java:31: invalid method declaration; return type required
saver2.getACCOUNT_NUMBER(), save
r2.balance);
^
BenHultinProg4.java:31: ';' expected
saver2.getACCOUNT_NUMBER(), save
r2.balance);
^
BenHultinProg4.java:44: class, interface, or enum expected
}
^
49 errors

Here is my driver file:

public class BenHultinProg4 {
SavingsAccount saver1 = new SavingsAccount(10002, 2000.00);
SavingsAccount saver2 = new SavingsAccount(10003, 3000.00);
annualInterestRate = 0.05; // set rate
final String HEADING_FMT_STR = "%-25s%13s%13s%15s\n";
final String DATA_FMT_STR = "%-25s%13s%13s%15s\n";
System.out.printf(HEADING_FMT_STR, "Month", "Account #", "Balance", "Account #", "Balance");
System.out.printf(HEADING_FMT_STR, "-----", "---------", "-------", "---------", "-------");
// Print the table heading lines
System.out.printf(DATA_FMT_STR, 0, saver1.getACCOUNT_NUMBER(), saver1.getBalance(),
saver2.getACCOUNT_NUMBER(), saver2.getBalance());
for (i = 1; i < 13; i++) {
saver1.getBalance()
saver1.addMonthlyInterest();
saver2.getBalance()
saver2.addMonthlyInterest();
System.out.printf(DATA_FMT_STR, 0, saver1.getACCOUNT_NUMBER(), saver1.balance,
saver2.getACCOUNT_NUMBER(), saver2.balance);
}
// Use a for loop to print the initial account numbers and balances and the account numbers and balances
// each month after that month’s interest has been added
// After the last month’s printout, compute and display the total of both balances.
}

here is my driven class:

public class SavingsAccount {
double annualInterestRate = 0.0;
int ACCOUNT_NUMBER; // instance constant
double balance = 0.0; // instance
// Provide a two-parameter constructor to initialize the instance constant and instance variable
public SavingsAccount(int a, double b) {
this.ACCOUNT_NUMBER = a;
this.balance = b;
}
public int getACCOUNT_NUMBER()
{
return ACCOUNT_NUMBER;
}
public double getBalance()
{
return balance;
}
// provide accessors for the instance constant and instance variable
public void addMonthlyInterest () {
balance = balance + (balance * annualInterestRate / 12);
return balance;
// Provide an addMonthlyInterest method to update the balance, by adding (balance * annualInterestRate / 12)
//to the current balance.
}
// provide a class method that sets the annual interest rate
public void setAnnualInterestRate(double newAnnualInterestRate)
{
annualInterestRate = newAnnualInterestRate;
}
}

I appreciate any help in the matter

[Jesper de Jong]

The main problem with your class BenHultinProg4 is that you are putting all kinds of statements directly in the class declaration. That doesn't work. You need to create methods, and put those statements inside methods. You can't, for example, call System.out.printf(...) at class level. You can only do that inside a method.

[Rob Spoor]

Or a method or (static) initializer block. But no, not directly in the class.

[Campbell Ritchie]

And don't write more than about 5 lines of code before you try compiling it. That many errors suggests you are trying to write dozens of lines, and will get all confused by the many errors.