Can't evaluate JCheckBox.isSelected() ?

[Eric Barnhill]

Hi,

Can anyone explain why, for a javax.swing.JCheckBox jcb, the statement

boolean b = jcb.isSelected();

produces the error

Syntax error on ";" , assert expected after this token

The API says isSelected() returns boolean, so I would think this is okay?

Many thanks, Eric

I am compiling in Eclipse and running Java 8.

[Maneesh Godbole]

Can you post 2 lines before and after this one? Most probably the problem lies there

[Eric Barnhill]

Thank you for the reply. The matter is cleared up.

Eclipse has automatic override placeholder text that it places if a new anonymous ActionPerformed is placed within a new anonymous ActionListener. That code threw in an extra bracket, and it was quite hard to spot.

That was why I mentioned Eclipse -- I figured it was messing with me as I have coded plenty of swing!