error when indexing an array defined as final int

[amrmb09]

i receive syntax error: insert "}" to complete the block
see:
final int SCALE = 2;
int [] scale = new int [SCALE];
scale [0] = 1;

package ProjectTest;

public class Stage {
	int level;
	int credit;

	final int SCALE = 2;
	
	int [] scale = new int [SCALE];
	scale [0] = 1;
	
	public Stage()
	{
		this.level = 1;
		this.credit = 1;
	}
	public void setNextStage(int level, int credit)
	{
		this.level = level+1;
		this.credit = credit+1;
	}
	public int getCurrentLevel()
	{
		return this.level;
	}
	public int getCurrentCredit()
	{
		return this.scale[this.credit];
	}
}

[Fubarable]

Your problem is where your code is located. These lines are in the declaration section of your program outside of any method or constructor:

   int level;
   int credit;

   final int SCALE = 2;
    
   int [] scale = new int [SCALE];
   scale [0] = 1;

All of that code is fine except for the last one. The last line is not a variable declaration or declaration with initialization but rather an assignment without declaration, and this must be called inside of a method, constructor, or some other similar block. For instance, it would make sense to put that last line in your constructor or an initializer block.

[amrmb09]

thanks......
Regards

[Fubarable]

You're quite welcome!