Required:boolean

Question

I guess I must be stupid but cannot get this to compile
import java.io.*;
public class diag_72 {
public static void main(String[ ] args) throws
IOException {
String inputFile ="c:\\java\\image.raw";
String outputFile = "C:\\java\\new.raw";
FileInputStream in = new
FileInputStream(inputFile);
     FileOutputStream out = new
FileOutputStream(outputFile) ;
int rws,cl,thresh,vec1 [ ] [ ];
boolean testbool;
cl=0;
vec1=new int[256] [256];
for (rws=0;rws<256;rws++)
     for(cl=0;cl<256;cl++)
     vec1[rws][cl] = in.read();
     if (rws = = cl)     vec1[rws][cl] = 255;
out.write(vec1[rws][cl]);
in.close( );
     out.close( );
Its supposed to draw a diagonal across a picture
Generates following error messages
diag_72.java:22: illegal start of expression
     if (rws = = cl)     vec1[rws][cl] = 255;
^
diag_72.java:22: ')' expected
     if (rws = = cl)     vec1[rws][cl] = 255;
^
diag_72.java:22: incompatible types
found : int
required: boolean
     if (rws = = cl)     vec1[rws][cl] = 255;
I can feel the D'Oh coming on already
Any help would be appreciated
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Answer 1

loose the space between the two = and it should work
if (rws == cl) vec1[rws][cl] = 255;