'class' or 'interface' expected

'class' or 'interface' expected

This error occurs when there is code outside of a class declaration. The usual cause of this is when you're declaring a few objects at the start of the class, and mistakenly place them before the class has started.

String foo = new String();
	 
public class MonkeyFarmer
{

becomes

public class MonkeyFarmer
{
	String foo …

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