assistance w/ java programming assignment

[clemsontigers]

im getting an error on the last curly brace and can figure out what is wrong
idk if im missing something or what but please help...also if you have any input on something to make the program better please advise

here is my instructions and code

Create a class named Rectangle, to have two integer variables width and height. Create a constructor method. Create a getArea method to compute and return the area of the Rectangle ( an integer ). Create a getPerimeter method to compute and return the Perimeter.

Create a class with the name Assign8_{your last name} , this class would contain the main method. The main method should create 3 rectangles. First rectangle should be 5x6, second rectangle should be 3x10 and the third rectangle should be 4x5.

After you get all this working, go back to class Rectangle and add a compareArea method. This method is a Boolean method to compare the areas of two rectangles. Next, main should be expanded to compare the areas of Rectangle 1 and Rectangle 2 by calling compareArea of Rectangle1 passing to it a pointer of / name of Rectangle2. Next main should be expanded to compare the areas of Rectangle 2 and Rectangle 3 by calling compareArea of Rectangle2 passing to it a pointer of / name of Rectangle3.

I expect the output of the program to look something like this :
Rectangle 1 and rectangle 2 have equal areas
Rectangle 2 and rectangle 3 not have equal areas
The method getPerimeter will end-up being not used, that is OK.

public class Assign8_Roberts {
public static void main( String [] args ) {
Rectangle rec1 = new Rectangle( 3,5);
Rectangle rec2 = new Rectangle(6,4);
Rectangle rec3 = new Rectangle( 15 );


System.out.println( "Rectangle 1 is bigger than Rectangle 2 ? " + rec1.compareArea(rec2));
System.out.println( "Rectangle 2 is bigger than Rectangle 3 ? " + rec2.compareArea(rec3));
System.out.println("The perimeter of Rectangle 3 is: " + rec3.getPerimeter() );
} // end main()


//private class
private class Rectangle {

int height;
int width;

// constructor #1
public Rectangle( int w, int h ) {
height = h;
width = w;
}
// constructor #2
public Rectangle( int side ) {
height = side;
width = side;
}
// method1
public boolean compareArea( Rectangle anotherRectangle ) {

return this.getArea() > anotherRectangle.getArea();
}
// method2
public double getArea() {
return (double)height*width;
}
// method3
public int getPerimeter() {
return (width + height) * 2;
}
} // end program

[Iron Lion]

You need to put another closing curly brace after your private class. You'll still get errors after doing that, though - since Rectangle is private, you need to instantiate it through an instance of its enclosing class, for example:

Assign8_Roberts a8r = new Assign8_Roberts();
Rectangle rec1 = a8r.new Rectangle(3,5);
...

Wouldn't you be better off using the default access level for Rectangle (ie, not private)? From the assignment you posted, it doesn't seem like there's any need to make it private.

[KevinWorkman]

What error are you getting? I can't really read your code because it's not indented.

[snotmare]

Your constructor name also must match your class name.

[clemsontigers]

At the very after the last curly brace