Odd compiler error on if-clause without braces
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Published on 2010-03-27T03:14:27Z
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The following Java code is throwing a compiler error:
if ( checkGameTitle(currGame) )
ArrayList<String> items = parseColumns( tRows.get(rowOffset+1), currGame, time, method );
checkGameTitle is a public static function, returning a boolean. The errors are all of the type "cannot find symbol" with the symbols being variable ArrayList, variable String and variable items.
However, if I add {curly braces} then the code compiles with no errors. Why might this be? Is there some ambiguity on the if clause without them?
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