[help!] Syntax error, insert "AssignmentOperator ArrayInitializer"...

Question

<%
  String USERNAME = (String)session.getAttribute("USERNAME");
    String myBlogUrl;
     if (USERNAME==null){                    
              session.setAttribute("loginStatus","Not Logged In");//status: user NOT logged in              
              myBlogUrl = "loginFail.jsp";
       esle {
             myBlogUrl = "blog.jsp?username="+USERNAME;
    %>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="<%=myBlogUrl%>">My Blog</a></li>
...(navbar.jsp)
1. I include masthead.jsp and navbar.jsp in a few other .jsp files using:
<%@ include file="include/navbar.jsp" %>2. USERNAME is also declared in masthead.jsp:
String USERNAME = (String)session.getAttribute("USERNAME");
Tomcat gives an exception message as follows:
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP
An error occurred at line: 11 in the jsp file: /include/navbar.jsp
Generated servlet error:
Syntax error, insert ";" to complete Statement
An error occurred at line: 11 in the jsp file: /include/navbar.jsp
Generated servlet error:
Syntax error, insert[b] "AssignmentOperator ArrayInitializer" to complete ArrayInitializerAssignement
3. I guesses there might be the problem with String USERNAME = (String)session.getAttribute("USERNAME");, so I deleted from navbar.jsp, but the problem still exists.
So, this means there is some syntax problem with the statements in navbar.jsp? how can I solve the problem?

Answer 1

Can't see anything wrong in the code you have posted.
Error: AssignmentOperator ArrayInitializer
The error message would lead me to look for any arrays you are declaring in your code. Are you declaring an array? Are you trying to initialize it? Have you closed all quotes/brackets etc etc?