"Identifier Expected" error in Dr Java

[adam.taylor]

I found some other threads about this same error but couldn't find anything that helped my specific case out. Anybody have any ideas? My assignment is to make a chatbot.
I'm also getting a '(' expected error at the end of my list of 'if statements', but I've checked all parenthesis and they're all matched up. Any ideas on that?


import java.util.Random;
/**
* Class to generate sentences
* Adam Taylor
*/
public class SentenceGenerator
{
private String[] nounArray = {"Josh", "Trent", "Kyle", "Megan", "Erin"};

private String[] verbArray = {"jumped", "fell", "flew", "walked", "steps"};

private String[] phraseArray = {"at a show", "in the back", "in a car",
"in the street", "out the door"};

private Random randGen = new Random();

public String generateRandomSentence()
{
String sentence =
nounArray[randGen.nextInt(nounArray.length)] + " " +
verbArray[randGen.nextInt(verbArray.length)] + " " +
phraseArray[randGen.nextInt(phraseArray.length)] + ".";
return sentence;
}

public static void main(String[] args)
{
SentenceGenerator sentenceGen = new SentenceGenerator();
for (int i=0; i<5; i++)
{
System.out.println(sentenceGen.generateRandomSentence());
}
}

public void (String[])
{
if (input.indexOf("hello", "hi", "How are you?") >= 0)
System.out.println("Hi, how are you doing today?");
}





Thanks so much for your time!

[MindSpace]

Check out the below link for more details.

Identifier Expected Error in JAVA

[switchblade327]

public void (String[])
{
if (input.indexOf("hello", "hi", "How are you?") >= 0)
System.out.println("Hi, how are you doing today?");
}

I suppose your problem lies over here, you didn't defined any name to this function. It doesn't mean that if you have given the "public" and "void", your class or function is defined. You should give a unique name to it.

[adam.taylor]

That thread was one of the ones I looked at. This stuff makes no sense to me so it's hard for me to relate someone else's problem to my own.

I tried giving it a name but it still gives me the identifier error and it puts the cursor right after the brackets inside the parenthesis. If I don't give it a name, it puts the cursor right after "void".

[switchblade327]

That thread was one of the ones I looked at. This stuff makes no sense to me so it's hard for me to relate someone else's problem to my own.

I tried giving it a name but it still gives me the identifier error and it puts the cursor right after the brackets inside the parenthesis. If I don't give it a name, it puts the cursor right after "void".

Its because you have not defined any variable inside the parenthesis. Just try declaring a variable and see if this works.

[adam.taylor]

Okay, I passed a variable in the parenthesis and it got rid of that error. Now I have a whole slew of other errors haha. But I am going to tutoring tomorrow to try to get some help with those.

Thanks for helping me out!