Error in compile smol program identifier expected

Question

I CAN'T Compile this code - the ansuer <identifier> expected
the code
// Exercicio - Ticker.java
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
public class Ticker extends Applet implements Runnable {
private volatile Thread tickerThread = null;
String tickertext = "Exercicio - fita do registrador";
int tickerSpeed = 1;
String tickerFontName = "TimesRoman";
int tickerFontSize = 12;
Font tickerFont = null;
String tickerDirection = "Left";
Dimension tickerSize = null;
int tickerTextWidth = 0;
int tickerHeight = 0;
int tickerPosition = -63000;
public void init() {
if (getParameter("tickerText") != null) {
tickerText = getParameter("tickerText");
if (getParameter("tickerSpeed") != null) {
tickerSpeed = Integer.parseInt(getParameter("tickerSpeed"));
if (getParameter("tickerFontName") != null) {
tickerFontName = getParameter("tickerFontName");
if (getParamenter("tickerFontSize") != null); {
tickerFontSize = Integer.parseInt(getParameter("tickerFontSize"));
tickerFont = new java.awt.Font(tickerFontName, Font.PLAIN, tickerFontSize);
if (getParameter("tickerReverse") == null) {
tickerDirection = "Left";
tickerPosition = -63000;
else {
tickerDirection = "Right";
tickerPosition = 63000;
this.setBackground(Color.white);
public void start() {
if (tickerThread == null) {
tickerThread = new Thread(this);
tickerThread.start();
public void stop() {
tickerThread = null;
public void run() {
Thread.currentThread().setPriority(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY);
Thread thisThread = Thread.currentThread();
while (thisThread == tickerThread) {
try {
Thread.sleep(10);
catch (InterruptedException e) {}
repaint();
public void paint(Graphics ticker) {
tickerSize = getSize();
     ticker.setFont(tickerFont);
     if (tickerTextHeight == 0) {
tickerTextHeight = ticker.getFontMetrics().getHeight();
if (tickerTextWidth == 0) {
     tickerTextWidth = ticker.getFontMetrics().stringWidth(tickerText);
if (tickerDirection == "Left") {
if (tickerPosition <= tickerTextWidth * -1) {
tickerPosition = tickerSize.width ;
else {
tickerPosition = tickerPosition - tickerSpeed;
else {
if (tickerPosition > tickerTextWidth) {
tickerPosition = 0 - tickerSize.width ;
     else {
                         tickerPosition = tickerPosition + tickerSpeed;
          ticker.setColor(Color.black);
          ticker.drawString(tickerText, tickerPosition, (tickerSize.height + tickerTextHeight) / 2);

Answer 1

Hello,
The last *}* is not placed on the correct line... It should be after the two last lines:
    ticker.setColor(Color.black);
    ticker.drawString(tickerText, tickerPosition,(tickerSize.height + tickerTextHeight) / 2);
}since ticker is known only in paint meethod...
By the way, using code tags makes things easier for us to help...
Hope this helps