Missing method body or declare abstract error

Question

Hi!
I have been working on this simple Java 1.3.1 program for three days now and cannot figure out what I am doing wrong. If anyone has done the "Building an Application" tutorial in the New to Java Programming Center, you might recognize the code. I am trying to set up a frame with panels first using the BorderLayout and then the FlowLayout within each section of the BorderLayout. It will have textfields and checkboxes. I am working on the code to retrieve the user input from the text boxes and also to determine which checkbox the user has checked. Here is my code: (ignore my irrelivent comments!)
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.Color.*;
import java.awt.Image.*;
//Header Comment for a Routine/Method
//This method gathers the input text supplied by the user from five text fields on the Current
//Purchase tab of the tabbed pane of the MPGLog.java program. The way it gathers the text
//depends on the current processing state, which it retrieves on its own. It saves the text to
//a text file called textinput.txt.
public class CollectTextInput extends JPanel implements ActionListener
{ // Begin class
     //Declare all the objects needed first.
     // These are the text fields
     private JTextField currentMileage;
     private JTextField numofGallonsBought;
     private JTextField dateofPurchase;
     private JTextField pricePerGallon;
     private JTextField gasBrand;
     // Declaring the Labels to go with each TextField
     private JLabel lblcurrentMileage;
     private JLabel lblnumofGallonsBought;
     private JLabel lbldateofPurchase;
     private JLabel lblpricePerGallon;
     private JLabel lblgasBrand;
     // Declaring the Checkboxes for the types of gas bought
     private JCheckBox chbxReg;
     private JCheckBox chbxSuper;
     private JCheckBox chbxUltra;
     private JCheckBox chbxOther;
     private JCheckBox chbxHigher;
     private JCheckBox chbxLower;
     // Declaring the Buttons and images needed
     private JButton enter;
     private JButton edit;
     //private JButton report; //Will be used later
     private JLabel bluecar;          //Used with the ImageIcon to create CRV image
     private JPanel carimage;     //Used in buildImagePanel method
     private JPanel datum;          //Used in buildDatumPanel method
     private JPanel gasgrade;     //Used in buildGasTypePanel method.
     //Declaring the Panels that need to be built and added
     //to the border layout of this panel.
     //private JPanel panlimages;
     //private JPanel panltextinputs;
     //private JPanel panlchkBoxes;
     // Class to handle functionality of checkboxes
     ItemListener handler = new CheckBoxHandler();
     // This is where you add the constructor for the class - I THINK!!
     public CollectTextInput()
     { // Opens collectTextInput constructor
          // Must set layout for collectTextInput here
          // Choosing a BorderLayout because we simply want to
          // add panels to the North, Center and South borders, which, by
          // default, will fill the layout with the three panels
          // we are creating
          setLayout(new BorderLayout());
          //Initialize the objects in the constructor of the class.
          //Initialize the textfields
          currentMileage = new JTextField();
          numofGallonsBought = new JTextField();
          dateofPurchase = new JTextField();
          pricePerGallon = new JTextField();
          gasBrand = new JTextField();
          // Initialize the labels that go with each TextField
          lblcurrentMileage = new JLabel("Enter the mileage at the time of gas purchase: ");
          lblnumofGallonsBought = new JLabel("Enter the number of gallons of gas bought: ");
          lbldateofPurchase = new JLabel("Enter the date of the purchase: ");
          lblpricePerGallon = new JLabel("Enter the price per gallon you paid for the gas: ");
          lblgasBrand = new JLabel("Enter the brand name of the gas: ");
          //Initialize the labels for the checkboxes.
          chbxReg = new JCheckBox("Regular ", true);
          chbxSuper = new JCheckBox("Super ");
          chbxUltra = new JCheckBox("Ultra ");
          chbxOther = new JCheckBox("Other: (Choose one from below) ");
          chbxHigher = new JCheckBox("Higher than Ultra ");
          chbxLower = new JCheckBox("Lower than Ultra ");
          //Initialize the buttons that go on the panel.
          enter = new JButton("Save Data");
          edit = new JButton("Edit Data");
          //Initialize the image that oges on the panel.
          bluecar = new JLabel("2002 Honda CR-V", new ImageIcon("CRVBlue.jpg"),JLabel.CENTER);
          // Now bring it all together by calling the other methods
          // that build the other panels and menu.
          buildImagePanel();
          buildDatumPanel();
          buildGasTypePanel();
          // Once the methods above build the panels, this call to add
          //  them will add the panels to the main panel's border
          // layout manager.
          add(datum, BorderLayout.NORTH);
          add(carimage, BorderLayout.EAST);
          add(gasgrade, BorderLayout.CENTER);
     } // Ends the constructor.
        // This method creates a panel called images that holds the car image.
     public void buildImagePanel();
     { // Opens buildImagePanel.
          // First, create the Panel
          carimage = new JPanel();
          //Second, set the color and layout.
          carimage.setBackground(Color.white);
          carimage.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
          // Third, add the image to the panel.
          carimage.add(bluecar);
     }// Closes buildImagePanel
     //This method creates a panel called datum that holds the text input.
     public void buildDatumPanel();
     { //Opens buildDatumPanel
          // First, create the Panel.
          datum = new JPanel();
          //Second, set the background color and layout.
          datum.setBackground(Color.white);
          datum.setLayout(new GridLayout(2, 4, 20, 20));
          //Third, add the textfields and text labels to the panel.
          datum.add(lblcurrentMileage);
          datum.add(currentMileage);
          datum.add(lblnumofGallonsBought);
          datum.add(numofGallonsBought);
          datum.add(lbldateofPurchase);
          datum.add(dateofPurchase);
          datum.add(lblpricePerGallon);
          datum.add(pricePerGallon);
          datum.add(lblgasBrand);
          datum.add(gasBrand);
          //Optionally - Fourth -set a border around the panel, including
          // a title.
          datum.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Per Purchase Information"));
          //Fifth - Add listeners to each text field to be able to
          //  know when data is input into them.
          currentMileage.addActionListener(this);
          numofGallonsBought.addActionListener(this);
          dateofPurchase.addActionListener(this);
          pricePerGallon.addActionListener(this);
          gasBrand.addActionListener(this);
     }// Closes buildDatumPanel
     // This method builds a panel called gasTypePanel that holds the checkboxes.
     public void buildGasTypePanel()
     { // Opens buildGasTypePanel method
          // First, create the panel.
          gasgrade = new JPanel();
          // Second, set its background color and its layout.
          gasgrade.setBackground(Color.white);
          gasgrade.setLayout(new GridLayout(5, 1, 10, 20));
          // Third, add all the checkboxes to the panel.
          gasgrade.add(chbxReg);
          gasgrade.add(chbxSuper);
          gasgrade.add(chbxUltra);
          gasgrade.add(chbxOther);
          gasgrade.add(chbxHigher);
          gasgrade.add(chbxLower);
          //Optionally, - Fourth - set a border around the panel, including
          // a title.
          gasgrade.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Gas Type Information"));
          // Fifth - CheckBoxes require a CheckBox Handler.
          // This is a method created separately
          // outside of the method where the checkboxes are added to
          // the panel or where the checkboxes are even created.
          // This method (CheckBox Handler) implements and ItemListener
          // and is a self-contained method all on its own. See
          // the CheckBox Handler methods following the
          // actionPerformed method which follows.-SLM
     } // Closes the buildGasTypePanel method
// Create the functionality to capture and react to an event
//   for the checkboxes when they are checked by the user and
//   the text fields to know when text is entered. Also to react to the
//   Enter button being pushed and the edit button being pushed.
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt)
{ // Opens actionPerformed method.
     if((evt.getSource() == currentMileage) || (evt.getSource() == enter))
          { // Opens if statement.
            // Retrieves the text from the currentMileage text field
            //  and assigns it to the variable currentMileageText of
            //  type String.
            String currentMileageText = currentMileage.getText();
            lblcurrentMileage.setText("Current Mileage is:    " + currentMileageText);
            // After printing text to JLabel, hide the text field.
            currentMileage.setVisible(false);
       } // Ends if statement.
      if((evt.getSource() == numofGallonsBought) || (evt.getSource() == enter))
          { // Opens if statement.
            // Retrieves the text from the numofGallonsBought text field
            //  and assigns it to the variable numofGallonsBoughtText of
            //  type String.
            String numofGallonsBoughtText = numofGallonsBought.getText();
            lblnumofGallonsBought.setText("The number of gallons of gas bought is:    " + numofGallonsBoughtText);
            // After printing text to JLabel, hide the text field.
            numofGallonsBought.setVisible(false);
       } // Ends if statement.
       if((evt.getSource() == dateofPurchase) || (evt.getSource() == enter))
                 { // Opens if statement.
                   // Retrieves the text from the dateofPurchase text field
                   //  and assigns it to the variable dateofPurchaseText of
                   //  type String.
                   String dateofPurchaseText = dateofPurchase.getText();
                   lbldateofPurchase.setText("The date of this purchase is:    " + dateofPurchaseText);
                   // After printing text to JLabel, hide the text field.
                   dateofPurchase.setVisible(false);
       } // Ends if statement.
       if((evt.getSource() == pricePerGallon) || (evt.getSource() == enter))
                        { // Opens if statement.
                          // Retrieves the text from the pricePerGallon text field
                          //  and assigns it to the variable pricePerGallonText of
                          //  type String.
                          String pricePerGallonText = pricePerGallon.getText();
                          lblpricePerGallon.setText("The price per gallon of gas for this purchase is:    " + pricePerGallonText);
                          // After printing text to JLabel, hide the text field.
                          pricePerGallon.setVisible(false);
       } // Ends if statement.
       if((evt.getSource() == gasBrand) || (evt.getSource() == enter))
                   { // Opens if statement.
                     // Retrieves the text from the gasBrand text field
                     //  and assigns it to the variable gasBrandText of
                     //  type String.
                     String gasBrandText = gasBrand.getText();
                     lblgasBrand.setText("The Brand of gas for this purchase is:    " + gasBrandText);
                     // After printing text to JLabel, hide the text field.
                     gasBrand.setVisible(false);
       } // Ends if statement.
       // This provides control statements for the Edit button. If the
       //  Edit button is clicked, then the text fields are visible again.
       if(evt.getSource() == edit)
       { // Opens if statement.
         // If the edit button is pressed, the following are set to
         //  visible.
            currentMileage.setVisible(true);
            numofGallonsBought.setVisible(true);
            dateofPurchase.setVisible(true);
            pricePerGallon.setVisible(true);
            gasBrand.setVisible(true);
     }// Closes if statement.
} // Closes actionPerformed method.
     private class CheckBoxHandler implements ItemListener
     { // Opens inner class
          public void itemStateChanged (ItemEvent e)
          {// Opens the itemStateChanged method.
               JCheckBox source = (JCheckBox) e.getSource();
                    if(e.getStateChange() == ItemEvent.SELECTED)
                         source.setForeground(Color.blue);
                    else
                         source.setForeground(Color.black);
                    }// Closes the itemStateChanged method
               }// Closes the CheckBoxHandler class.
} //Ends the public class collectTextInput classThe error I keep receiving is as follows:
C:\jdk131\CollectTextInput.java:128: missing method body, or declare abstract
     public void buildImagePanel();
^
C:\jdk131\CollectTextInput.java:142: missing method body, or declare abstract
     public void buildDatumPanel();
^
2 errors
I have looked this error up in three different places but the solutions do not apply to what I am trying to accomplish.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!
Susan

Answer 1

C:\jdk131\CollectTextInput.java:128: missing methodbody, or declare ?abstract
public void buildImagePanel();^
C:\jdk131\CollectTextInput.java:142: missing methodbody, or declare abstract
public void buildDatumPanel();Just remove the semicolons.
Geesh! If I had a hammer I would be hitting myself over the head with it right now!!! What an obviously DUMB newbie mistake!!!
Thanks so much for not making me feel stupid! :-)
Susan