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Syntax Error on token - Simple program using java.swing

807601Feb 18 2008 — edited Feb 19 2008
Hello all
I've just started learning Java, and I am trying to create a basic application that maintains a list of contacts (their name, surname and email).
To being with I just wanted to create a simple frame that displays the labels and text boxes, using the following code:
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class MyApplication {
	
	this.setContentPanel(panel);
		
			public static void main (String[] args) {
			JFrame myFrame = new JFrame ("My Application");
			myFrame.setSize (300, 200);
			
			JLabel nameLabel = new JLabel("Name:");
			JLabel surnameLabel = new JLabel ("Surname:");
			JLabel emailLabel = new JLabel ("E-mail:");
			
			JTextField name = new JTextField();
			JTextField surname = new JTextField();
			JTextField email = new JTextField();
			
			JButton exit = new JButton ("Exit");
			
			JPanel panel = new JPanel();
			
			panel.add(nameLabel); panel.add(name);
			panel.add(surnameLabel); panel.add(surname);
			panel.add(emailLabel); panel.add(email);
				panel.add(exit);
				
				myFrame.setVisible(true);
		}
}
However i keep on getting the following errors when i try to compile/run
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problems: 
	Syntax error on token "(", ; expected
	Syntax error on token ")", ; expected

	at MyApplication.main(MyApplication.java:8)
Eclipse also highlights the opening curly brackets (the ones that belong to the public class MyApplication) as
Syntax error on token "{", { expected after this token
and the brackets around the main method.


I don't understand why this error occurs, I think I ahve the right number of brackets in suitable pairs and can't think what else is wrong.
Thanks for any help in advance (Sorry if my error is painfully obvious)
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