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[Pwincy Priya]

Im facing a problem in the following source code stating "illegal start of expression". But i cant recognize where exactly the problem is. Can any pls help me out.

Code:

import java.util.*;
 public class mainmenu {

 public static void main(String[] args) {
        
 displayMenu();
        
 }

 public static void displayMenu()
 {

        System.out.println("*****************************************************");
        System.out.println("*               FERRY TICKETING SYSTEM              *");
        System.out.println("*                      MAIN MENU                    *");
        System.out.println("*             Select P for Purchase Ticket          *");
        System.out.println("*        Select V to View Seating Arrangement       *");
        System.out.println("*            Select Q to Quit the system            *");
        System.out.println("*****************************************************");
        
        int[] anArr = new int[50];    //declares memory for 50 integers

        char selection;

       Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

        System.out.println("Welcome To Ferry Ticketing System");
            
        selection = input.next().charAt(0);
            
        switch(selection)
       {
               
        case 'p': case 'P':

       purchasingMenu();

       char purchaseoption;

       System.out.println("Enter Your Selection");

       purchaseoption = input.next().charAt(0);

       switch(purchaseoption)
                   {
        case 'b': case 'B': Seating();

        int businessoption;

        System.out.println("Enter your seat number from 1 to 10");

        businessoption = input.nextInt();
                
          System.out.println("Please Choose Your Ferry");
          Scanner time = new Scanner(System.in);
          displayTimetable();
          char time_of_departure = time.next().charAt(0); 
            
          int B=0;

        if(time_of_departure=='A') {
          System.out.println("10am");
          B= B+1000;
        }  

        else if (time_of_departure=='B') {
          System.out.println("11am");
          B= B+1100;    
        }

        else if (time_of_departure=='C') {
          System.out.println("12pm");
          B= B+1200;
        }

        else if (time_of_departure=='D') {
          System.out.println("1pm");
          B= B+1300;
        }
    
        else if (time_of_departure=='E') {
          System.out.println("2pm");
          B= B+1400;
        }

        else if (time_of_departure=='F') {
          System.out.println("3pm");
          B= B+1500;
        }

        else if (time_of_departure=='G') {
          System.out.println("4pm");
          B= B+1600;
        }

        else if (time_of_departure=='H') {
          System.out.println("5pm");
          B= B+1700;
        }
            
        else {
          System.out.println("Select The Correct Ferry!! ");
          displayTimetable();
        
        }
            
        
        
        



        System.out.println("Enter Your Name");
        Scanner name = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println("");
        String customer_name = name.next();
        
        System.out.println("Enter Your Seat Number");
        Scanner number = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println("");
      String seat_number = number.next();
                                
           Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
        int day = cal.get(Calendar.DATE);
    int month = cal.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1;
        int year = cal.get(Calendar.YEAR);
            
            
            
          switch(businessoption) {
                    
          case 1: anArr[0] = anArr[0]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen B1"); break;    //assign a seat number
          case 2: anArr[1] = anArr[1]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen B2"); break;
          case 3: anArr[2] = anArr[2]+1;System.out.println("You have chosen B3"); break;
          case 4: anArr[3] = anArr[3]+1;System.out.println("You have chosen B4"); break;
          case 5: anArr[4] = anArr[4]+1;System.out.println("You have chosen B5"); break;
          case 6: anArr[5] = anArr[5]+1;System.out.println("You have chosen B6"); break;
          case 7: anArr[6] = anArr[6]+1;System.out.println("You have chosen B7"); break;
          case 8: anArr[7] = anArr[7]+1;System.out.println("You have chosen B8"); break;
          case 9: anArr[8] = anArr[8]+1;System.out.println("You have chosen B9"); break;
          case 10: anArr[9] = anArr[9]+1;System.out.println("You have chosen B10"); break;
                    
          default:
            System.out.println("Please Choose A Valid Seat Number");
        break;
          }
            
          displayMenu();  //  assign the business class ticket
         break;
                       
          case 'e': case 'E': Seating();
          int economyoption;
          System.out.println("Enter your seat number from 11 to 50");
          economyoption = input.nextInt();
          System.out.println("Choose Your Ferry");
          Scanner time2 = new Scanner(System.in);
          displayTimetable();
          char time2_of_departure = time2.next().charAt(0); 
          int C=0;
            


          if(time2_of_departure=='A') {

        System.out.println("10am");
        C= C+1000;
      }  

      else if (time2_of_departure=='B') {

        System.out.println("11am");
        C= C+1100;    
      }

      else if (time2_of_departure=='C') {

            System.out.println("12pm");
        C= C+1200;
      }

      else if (time2_of_departure=='D') {

        System.out.println("1pm");
        C= C+1300;
      }
    
      else if (time2_of_departure=='E') {

        System.out.println("2pm");
        C= C+1400;
      }

      else if (time2_of_departure=='F') {

            System.out.println("3pm");
        C= C+1500;
      }

          else if (time2_of_departure=='G') {
            
            System.out.println("4pm");
        C= C+1600;
      }

      else if (time2_of_departure=='H') {

        System.out.println("5pm");
        C= C+1700;
      }
            
      else {
                
            System.out.println("Select The Correct Ferry!! ");
        displayTimetable();
        
      }
            
        
        
        
        System.out.println("Enter Your Name");
        Scanner name2 = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println("");
        String customer_name2 = name2.next();
        
        System.out.println("Enter Your Seat Number");
        Scanner number2 = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println("");
      String seat_number2 = number2.next();
                                
           Calendar cal2 = Calendar.getInstance();
    int day2 = cal2.get(Calendar.DATE);
    int month2 = cal2.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1;
    int year2 = cal2.get(Calendar.YEAR);
    


        
        
        switch(economyoption) {
                
        case 11: anArr[10] = anArr[10]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E11"); break;
        case 12: anArr[11] = anArr[11]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E12"); break;
    case 13: anArr[12] = anArr[12]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E13"); break;
    case 14: anArr[13] = anArr[13]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E14"); break;
    case 15: anArr[14] = anArr[14]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E15"); break;
    case 16: anArr[15] = anArr[15]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E16"); break;
    case 17: anArr[16] = anArr[16]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E17"); break;
    case 18: anArr[17] = anArr[17]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E18"); break;
    case 19: anArr[18] = anArr[18]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E19"); break;
    case 20: anArr[19] = anArr[19]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E20"); break;
    case 21: anArr[20] = anArr[20]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E21"); break;
    case 22: anArr[21] = anArr[21]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E22"); break;
    case 23: anArr[22] = anArr[22]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E23"); break;
    case 24: anArr[23] = anArr[23]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E24"); break;
    case 25: anArr[24] = anArr[24]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E25"); break;
    case 26: anArr[25] = anArr[25]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E26"); break;
    case 27: anArr[26] = anArr[26]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E27"); break;
    case 28: anArr[27] = anArr[27]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E28"); break;
    case 29: anArr[28] = anArr[28]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E29"); break;
    case 30: anArr[39] = anArr[29]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E30"); break;
    case 31: anArr[30] = anArr[30]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E31"); break;
    case 32: anArr[31] = anArr[31]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E32"); break;
    case 33: anArr[32] = anArr[32]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E33"); break;
    case 34: anArr[33] = anArr[33]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E34"); break;
    case 35: anArr[34] = anArr[34]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E35"); break;
    case 36: anArr[35] = anArr[35]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E36"); break;
    case 37: anArr[36] = anArr[36]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E37"); break;
    case 38: anArr[37] = anArr[37]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E38"); break;
    case 39: anArr[38] = anArr[38]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E39"); break;
    case 40: anArr[39] = anArr[39]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E40"); break;
    case 41: anArr[40] = anArr[40]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E41"); break;
    case 42: anArr[41] = anArr[41]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E42"); break;
    case 43: anArr[42] = anArr[42]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E43"); break;
    case 44: anArr[43] = anArr[43]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E44"); break;
    case 45: anArr[44] = anArr[44]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E45"); break;
    case 46: anArr[45] = anArr[45]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E46"); break;
    case 47: anArr[46] = anArr[46]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E47"); break;
    case 48: anArr[47] = anArr[47]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E48"); break;
    case 49: anArr[48] = anArr[48]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E49"); break;
    case 50: anArr[49] = anArr[49]+1; System.out.println("You have chosen E50"); break;
            
    default:
        
    System.out.println("Please Choose Another Seat Number");
        break;
        
    }
            
    displayMenu(); // assign the economy class ticket
       break;
       
      case 'm': case 'M':
         displayMenu();
         break;
           
      default:
                           
          System.out.println("Please Try Again!");

         }
         break;
               
      case 'v': case 'V':
         System.out.println("View Seating Arrangement");
         Seating();
         displayMenu();
          break;
   


      case 'q': case 'Q':
         System.out.println("Thank you for using this service.");
         System.exit(0);
         break;
         
          default:
         System.out.println("Wrong Selection");
         break;

          }

    }

    public static void purchasingMenu()
    {
        System.out.println("*****************************************************");
        System.out.println("*               FERRY TICKETING SYSTEM              *");
        System.out.println("*                 PURCHASING MENU                   *");
        System.out.println("*       Select B for Business Class Ticket          *");
        System.out.println("*       Select E for Economy Class Ticket           *");
        System.out.println("*         Select M to return to Main Menu           *");
        System.out.println("*****************************************************");
    }
    
    public static void Seating()
    {
                System.out.println("*****************************************");
        System.out.println("* Ferry ID:          Date:              *");
        System.out.println("*****************************************");
        System.out.println("*     Seating Chart                     *");
        System.out.println("*************************************************************");
        System.out.println("*    B1    *    B2    *    B3    *    B4    *    B5    *");
        System.out.println("*************************************************************");
        System.out.println("*    B6    *    B7    *    B8    *    B9    *    B10    *");
    

        System.out.println("*************************************************************");
        System.out.println("*    E11    *    E12    *    E13    *    E14    *    E15    *");
        System.out.println("*************************************************************");
        System.out.println("*    E16    *    E17    *    E18    *    E19    *    E20    *");
        System.out.println("*************************************************************");
        System.out.println("*    E21    *    E22    *    E23    *    E25    *    E25    *");
        System.out.println("*************************************************************");
        System.out.println("*    E26    *    E27    *    E28    *    E29    *    E30    *");
        System.out.println("*************************************************************");
        System.out.println("*    E31    *    E32    *    E33    *    E34    *    E35    *");
        System.out.println("*************************************************************");
        System.out.println("*    E36    *    E37    *    E38    *    E49    *    E40    *");
        System.out.println("*************************************************************");
        System.out.println("*    E41    *    E42    *    E43    *    E44    *    E45    *");
        System.out.println("*************************************************************");
        System.out.println("*    E46    *    E47    *    E48    *    E49    *    E50    *");
        System.out.println("*************************************************************");
    }
    
    public static void displayTimetable()
    {
        System.out.println("*******  Ferry Timetable  *******"); 
        System.out.println("       (Penang to Langkawi)         ");          
        System.out.println("          Ferry A : 10am         ");
        System.out.println("          Ferry B : 11am         ");
        System.out.println("          Ferry C : 12pm         ");
        System.out.println("          Ferry D : 1pm         ");
        System.out.println("          Ferry E : 2pm          ");
        System.out.println("          Ferry F : 3pm          ");
        System.out.println("          Ferry G : 4pm          ");
        System.out.println("          Ferry H : 5pm          ");
        System.out.println("*********************************");                
    }
}

It shows illegal start of expression in the line 376, 387, and 418. Need help urgently. Thanks.

Edited by Alexander, 20 November 2010 - 01:59 AM.
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[wim DC]

Your code only has 381 lines.
376 is a simple System.out.println(" Ferry F : 3pm ");

The whole class runs fine with me.

[Pwincy Priya]

but im having problem. i could not recognize where the problem is. how am i suppose to solve this problem showing illegal start of expression? if the whole class runs fine with u then i wonder why is it giving problem for me....

[Vladimir]

What IDE you are using? You can try to rebuild you project. In Eclipse this can be done via menu Project -> Clean. If the problem persists, then you provided us wrong code.