class level error : expected in java

Question

when I am coding this at class level

int a;
a=5;

it throws error : \"identifier expected\"

But when I declare it as a local variable li

Answer 1

You can not write code into the class, only in method, constructor or into initializer {} block. That is why you get syntax error. Probably you want to use initializer block like this:

class my{
 int a;
 {
  a=1;
 }
}