need help with my 1st multi-method program

[Phobos0001]

Greetings everyone,

i'm currently studying java as one of my subjects at TAFE, we are starting on learning to use 2 or more methods in a single program

i have started working on an extremely simple one and i got it all working as a single method, but when i split it up and put a method call, i got a compile error "'class' or 'interface' expected" im guessing ive put my braces in the wrong spot or something and im hoping someone can help me figure out where i went wrong

Code:

import javax.swing.*;
public class q5
{
	public static void main (String[] args)
	{
		String enter;
		double number =0;
		
		enter = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter a number:");
		number = Double.parseDouble(enter);
		
		findAbs (number);
		
		System.exit(0);
		
	}
	}
		
	{
		public static void findAbs (double number)
		{
		if ( number <0 )
		number = -number;
				
		JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
		"the absoloute value is:" + number, "Exerscise 6.1",
		JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
		}
	
}

any help will be greatly apriciated. once i can get one program working it will be quite easy to modify it and study where the braces are to be placed in more complex code with 3 or more methods. thanks again for any help

[$_ACE_$]

remove the closing and opening braces before the "public static void findAbs" method. should work fine..

[Eranga]

You have use additional open brace. Seems findAds method is outside of the class.

[Phobos0001]

awsome, cheers for that, ill take a look tommmorow morning and try again. thanks for your help everyone, ill let you all know how i go

[Eranga]

Why are you waiting until tomorrow morning. Haven't you check it out.

[Phobos0001]

Eranga, the reason why i had to leave it untill the next day is i have an early class that i had to wake up for, CISCO 3, and i cannot afford to fall behind in that class either

i have weeded out the program and solved it, again thanks for the assistance, i apriciate it, its good to have a stable base program to modify for future use

Code:

import javax.swing.*;
public class q5
{
	public static void main (String[] args)
	{
		String enter;
		double number =0;
		
		enter = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter a number:");
		number = Double.parseDouble(enter);
		
		findAbs (number);
		
		System.exit(0);
		
	}
	
		
	
		public static void findAbs (double number)
		{
		if ( number <0 )
		number = -number;
				
		JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
		"the absoloute value is:" + number, "Exerscise 6.1",
		JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
		}
		
	
}

[Eranga]

Nice to here that you have solved the question.

Yes, as you said, it is better to develop any code/program by depend on the future developments. It's make sense really in the future, if not always make wired