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Syntax error on token "(" expected [message #1704266] Sun, 09 August 2015 22:08 Go to next message
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So i just started using Eclipse. I have been using it to code Java for Minecraft Bukkit. I am in a little, and i get 2 errors that say "Syntax error on token "(" expected" and "Syntax error on token ")" expected". The errors happen on line 22. Thanks for any help.

My code
package com.linkjay1.FirstPlugin.Commands;

import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
import org.bukkit.Material;
import org.bukkit.block.Block;
import org.bukkit.command.Command;
import org.bukkit.command.CommandExecutor;
import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
import org.bukkit.event.Event;
import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
import org.bukkit.event.block.BlockBreakEvent;


public class BlockBreakCommand implements Listener, CommandExecutor
{
	@EventHandler
	public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String commandLabel, String[] args)
	{
		
		boolean onBlockBreak(BlockBreakEvent event)
		{
			Player playerevent = event.getPlayer();
			
			Block block = event.getBlock();
			Material material = block.getType();
			
			if (!(sender instanceof Player))
			{
				sender.sendMessage("You must be a player to perform this command!");
				return false;
			}
			
			Player player = (Player) sender;
			
			player.sendMessage(player.getDisplayName() + "has broken " + block + "(" + material + ")");
			
			return true;
			
		}
		
		return true;
	}
}

Re: Syntax error on token "(" expected [message #1704930 is a reply to message #1704266] Mon, 10 August 2015 16:20 Go to previous message
Eclipse UserFriend
First, this forum is for Eclipse issues, not general Java programming instruction. That said, here's a hint:

The line that your error is on isn't valid Java. It looks like a method declaration, but it's inside a method. That's what the compiler is complaining about. I don't know what you should write there because I don't know anything about bukkit and I don't know what you're trying to accomplish. Maybe stackoverflow.com could help, but you'll have to be able to describe your intentions.
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