Need help with illegal start of expression

I'm trying to start an assignment, and am trying to create methods, but for some reason it keeps giving me the error, illegal start of expression. Any help is appreciated. The error is the line in red text.

import java.awt.Color;
public class TurtleArt
{
public static void main (String[] args)
{
public void drawSquare(int width)
{
this.turnRight();
this.forward(width);
this.turnRight();
this.forward(width);
this.turnRight();
this.forward(width);
this.turnRight();
this.forward(width);
}
}
}

Hi, you could try something like this instead (move the drawSquare method out of your main method):

Quote:

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import java.awt.Color;
public class TurtleArt
{

public static void main (String[] args)
{

// Make a call to your drawSquare method here

}

public void drawSquare(int width)
{
this.turnRight();
this.forward(width);
this.turnRight();
this.forward(width);
this.turnRight();
this.forward(width);
this.turnRight();
this.forward(width);
}

}

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and make the drawSquare method static

You can't nest methods in Java like that.

The main() method must be completely finished down to the closing } before you start on the drawSquare() method.

So I agree with the, but would add that it's not as simple as calling drawSquare() within the main method: you have to create an instance of TurtleArt first and then call its drawSquare. Resist the impule to make drawSquare() static.

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[Edit]

I've just seen the post above mine.

You are presuming TurtleArt is a proper class which I reckon it is not, just a name for a class that includes only a static run method.

If turtleArt is supposed to be a class (with methods and functionality) I would get rid of the static main() and use it in some other class e.g runTurtleArt