Why is String One = "Øzil" not a statement?

Question

Here is my little example code:

String legend = "Øzil";
if (legend.equals("Øzil")) {
    System.out.println("You should have bought him Moyes");
}

Whenever I try to compile this code I get this error message: error: Not a Statement* String legend = Øzil"

Looks like you have a typo in your code, a missing parenthesis at the end of the `if` statement... — Luiggi Mendoza, Nov 13 '13 at 14:31
@SteveP. Maybe it's a typo only in the question and not in his real code? He stated this in one of his comments. — Maroun, Nov 13 '13 at 14:40
Please provide more context around these statements. The code provided will compile just fine. OS/Java Version/Command being used to compile would help as well. — FGreg, Nov 13 '13 at 14:43
@SteveP. Yes, the code may be fine, but why try to force OP to ask a question he clearly says is not relevant? — Zong, Nov 13 '13 at 14:44
@ZongZhengLi I did not see that it was not relevant until he freaked out at me for no reason... — Steve P., Nov 13 '13 at 14:45
@SteveP. Yes, but he edited his question specifically to address the typo. It's best to just not touch syntax errors. — Zong, Nov 13 '13 at 14:47
Could be related: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1726174/how-to-compile-a-java-source-file-which-is-encoded-as-utf-8 — FGreg, Nov 13 '13 at 14:57

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 13 '13 at 14:31

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You have missed ) in the end of if statement

  if (legend.equals("Øzil") {
                          ^_____see here

answered Nov 13 '13 at 14:31

Prabhakaran Ramaswamy

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It's a typo only in the question. – Maroun Nov 13 '13 at 14:42

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 13 '13 at 14:32

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It's because of the funny character you are using, you should find its ASCII code and use it instead.

EDIT: ooops now I see I got it wrong :)

answered Nov 13 '13 at 14:32

Lucas

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You didn't get it wrong. I made a typo in the code I entered here, but not in the real code. – Sing Sandibar Nov 13 '13 at 14:35
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Java fully supports "funny characters" a.k.a. Unicode. Provided you use UTF-8 as source encoding, this is valid java: `String 傳說 = "Øzil";` – Gyro Gearless Nov 13 '13 at 14:41
Thank you for the ONLY good answer so far. How do I use UTF-8 as source encoding? – Sing Sandibar Nov 13 '13 at 14:43

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 13 '13 at 14:33

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try this one :

         String legend = "Øzil";

         if (legend.equals("Øzil")) {
                 System.out.println("You should have bought him Moyes");
          }

answered Nov 13 '13 at 14:33

Vamshi

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 13 '13 at 14:33

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Add end bracket ) to the if condition:

From

if (legend.equals("Øzil") {

to

if (legend.equals("Øzil")) {

answered Nov 13 '13 at 14:33

Mengjun

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Why is String One = "Øzil" not a statement?

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