Unable to set image as background

[MrPremium]

Hi, I am making a java game for school which require myself to have a background image. I keep on getting the same error no matter what I try or change. It keeps saying Identifier Expected.

Here are snippets of my code:

static Image = bgImage1;

Graphics2D g = (Graphics2D) strategy.getDrawGraphics();

Toolkit tk = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();
bgImage1 = tk.getImage("sprites/background.jpg");
g.drawImage(bgImage1);

The error comes from the "static Image = bgImage1;" saying an Identifier is Expected. If you think you know the problem but need more information, I'd be glad to throw more details.

Thanks

[Fubarable]

You are not using valid Java syntax. You have static then a class name but no variable name. Time to hit the tutorials a bit and they'll show you how to do this right.