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Syntax error on token

807606Mar 16 2007 — edited Mar 17 2007
Hi, I am new to Java. I am getting a compiler error I am not able to resolve the error. Can somebody Please meout? Below is the error that I am getting.

Syntax error on token "LinkedList", "interface", "class" expected.

Below is the code snippet on which I am getting this error.

public LinkedList getPolicyBaseRecordByPriorId(BigDecimal priorPolicyId) throws TFGSessionException {

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569573
I think this is the first line of your program except package and import.
You should use public class XXX {} around your codes.
807606
To put it another way:

Your method definitions have to appear inside of classes. Unlike many other languages, Java does not allow for free-standing functions like that.
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