Error while compiling

[vibaviattigala]

class dosomething{
int x=3;
String name="vibavi";
x=x*17;
public static void main(String[]args){

System.out.print("x is"+x);
double d=Math.random();

}//end of main method
} //end of class

i tried this but i got an error
identifier expected
cant i creates variables in outside main methord?

[Tolls]

You can declare attributes, yes, but you can't have code like this:
x=x*17;

[vibaviattigala]

whats wrong with
x=x+17;?

[Tolls]

It's not inside a method, or executable block (ie curly braces).
You can't have executable code outside of a block.
You can only have declarations.