Does a method location matters?

Hi Mentors,

I was going through parametrized constructors, and i am facing an issue with the location of the method definition.

Please have a look at the code as below:-

Code:

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class Box
{
        double width;
        double height;
        double depth;

// Defining the parametrized constructors

 Box(double w, double h, double d)
        {
                if(w > 0)
                {
                width = w;
                }
                else
                {
                        width = 1.0;
                }
                if(h > 0)
                {
                        height=h;
                }
                else
                {
                        height = 1.0;
                }
                if(d > 0)
                {
                        depth = d;
                }
                else
                        depth = 1.0;


        //Calculates and return the volume to the calling routines
       
        double getVol()
        {
                return depth*height*width;
        }



        }
}

class BoxDemo7
{
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
        Box mbox1 = new Box(3,4,5);
        Box mbox2 = new Box(2,3,4);

 System.out.println("Volume for 1st Box is:=" + mbox1.getVol());

 System.out.println("Volume for 2nd Box is:=" + mbox2.getVol());
        }
}

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The error the javac compiler giving me is as below:-
Attachment 2419


But when i change the location of the getVol() function i.e above my parametrized constructor the code works fine for me.

Please suggest the needful.

Thanks in advance

Ankit Gupta

Double check the bracket locations in your code....as posted, the getVol method is within the Box constructor

Hi doWhile,

Thanks a lot for the information, have made the necessary changes i.e moved the method out of the constructor body, now the code works fine.

Thanks.
Ankit