Why This code has a compile error ?

Question

class Test{
public static void main(String args[])
System.out.println(fun());
}
static int fun()
{
static int x=0;
return ++x;
}

Answer 1

Wrong handling of braces between methods and class... Check again...

Edit: more errors,
Some more capital C in Class => wrong
Correct is class

In main() the argument declaration has, Small s in string is wrong.
Correct is (String arg[]).. //capital S

static int x=0 in static method is not allowed.
static data should be declared in class level.

Answer 2

You should not declare and initialize a static variable inside a method because static context is used with something which has class level scope. If you declare a static variable inside a method then it's scope is limited and it will lead to a compile time error.

Answer 3

Thanks everyone for your valuable ans👍