Does a method location matters?

[ankiit]

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:-

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());
	}
}

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



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

[doWhile]

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

[ankiit]

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