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[miss_peaches]

Hello All,
I am receiving an error message on the line where I begin using my constructor. The error points to the word "public" as being the cause for the error, but I don't know why! Do I need to move the constructor outside of the main method or something? Please help!!!!

/**
 * The IndividualInfo class implements an application that
 * simply stores and prints address and charitable donations for 5 individuals
 * and terminates. A constructor is used to initialize the individual
 * information, and a method within that class to calculate the yearly donation 
 * total. If a negative value is entered, the user is 
 * prompted to enter a positive value.
 */
class IndividualInfo {
	// main method begins program execution
    	public static void main(String[] args) {

        //create scanner to obtain input from command window
	java.util.Scanner input = new java.util.Scanner (System.in);

	String donorName; 	// Donor's name
	String donorAddr;	// Donor's address
	String donorCity;	// City where donor lives
	String donorState;	// State where donor lives
	int donorZipCode;	// Zipcode of owner's address
	int numDonat;		// Number of donations
	int amtDonat;		// Dollar amount of donations
	int nameCounter;	// Number of names to be entered
	double total;		// Total amount of donations this year

	//constructor used to initialize info
	public IndividualInfo (String, Int, Double);
	{
	     this.donorName=name;
	     this.donorAddr=address;
	     this.donorCity=city;
	     this.donorState=state;
	     this.donorZipCode=zipCode;
	     this.numDonat=donations;
	     this.amtDonat= amount;
	     this.nameCounter=counter;
	     this.total=total;
	}

	// processing phase
	for (nameCounter = 1;nameCounter <= 5;nameCounter++) 
	{
	   System.out.print ("Enter the donor's name:"); //prompt
	   name = input.nextLine(); // read donor's name from user input
	
  	   System.out.print ("Enter donor's address:"); //prompt
           address = input.nextLine(); // read address from user input
	
           System.out.print ("Enter donor's city:"); //prompt
           city = input.nextLine(); // read city from user input

	   System.out.print ("Enter donor's state:"); // prompt
	   state = input.nextLine(); // read state from user input
	
	   System.out.print ("Enter donor's zipcode:"); //prompt
	   zipCode = input.nextInt(); // read zipcode from user input

	   System.out.print ("Enter the number of donations this year:"); 
	   donations= input.nextInt(); // read number of donations 
		while (amtDonat <= -1){
		   System.out.print ("Number must be positive. Re-enter:");
		   }
	   	   System.out.print ("Enter dollar amount of donations:"); 
	           amount= input.nextInt(); // read donation amount 

		while (numDonat<= -1){
		   System.out.print ("Amount must be positive. Re-enter:")
		  }
	    total = amount*donations;
	
	   System.out.print ("The donor, whose name is"+ name);
	   System.out.print ("and resides at"+ address);
	   System.out.print ("in the city of"+ city);
	   System.out.print ("in the state of"+ state);
	   System.out.print ("with a zipcode of"+ zipCode);
	   System.out.print ("has donated $"+ total);
	   System.out.println ("this year!");	
	  
	} //end for

	} // end main method

} // end class IndividualInfo

[Junky]

You have your constructor inside the main method. Computer says no!

[sunde887]

Also, your constructor is weird, it takes 3 argument types, no formal parameters and uses a lot of variables.

A constructor(and any method in java should have the formal parameters containing names)

public class X{
  public void someMethod(int x, int y, double a, String b){
    //do stuff with those variables
  }
}