- Syntax error on token ".", @ expected after this token

Question

My Eclipse worked fine a couple of days ago before a Windows update. Now I get error messages whenever I'm trying to do anything in Eclipse. Just a simple program as this will display a bunch of error messages:

package lab6;

public class Hellomsg {
    System.out.println("Hello.");

}

These are the errors I receive on the same line as I have my

"System.out.println":
"Multiple markers at this line

- Syntax error, insert ")" to complete MethodDeclaration
- Syntax error on token ".", @ expected after this token
- Syntax error, insert "Identifier (" to complete MethodHeaderName"

Answer 1

You can't just have statements floating in the middle of classes in Java. You either need to put them in methods:

package lab6;

public class Hellomsg {
    public void myMethod() {
         System.out.println("Hello.");
    }
}

Or in static blocks:

package lab6;

public class Hellomsg {
    static {
         System.out.println("Hello.");
    }
}

Answer 2

You can't have statements outside of initializer blocks or methods.

Try something like this:

public class Hellomsg {
    {
        System.out.println("Hello.");
    }
}

or this

public class Hellomsg {
    public void printMessage(){
        System.out.println("Hello.");
    }
}