Noob Java Question

[RajaCode]

I noticed a semi-colan at the end a }
why would you need this? And why do you not have a ; at the end of all }

JFrame frame = new JFrame("FlowLayout Source Demo") {
public Dimension getMinimumSize() {
Dimension prefSize = getPreferredSize();
return new Dimension(100, prefSize.height);
} //why is there not a semi-colon here?
}; //why is there a semi-colon here?

[dlorde]

In Java a semicolon ends a statement. Creating and assigning a new JFrame is a statement, the method declaration is not a statement.

This is basic Java syntax that you can pick up from any good reference, and there are plenty of specific explanations online if you know how to use a search engine, e.g. Expressions, Statements & Blocks (http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/expressions.html), and Those Pesky Semicolons (http://beginwithjava.blogspot.com/2008/06/those-pesky-semicolons.html).

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[koma_love]

JFrame frame = new JFrame("FlowLayout Source Demo") {
public Dimension getMinimumSize() {
Dimension prefSize = getPreferredSize();
return new Dimension(100, prefSize.height);
} //this is a method
}; //this is a statement,just as the following statement:
//JFrame frame=new JFrame("FlowLayout Source Demo");