java - Error with VariableDeclartorID expected after this token -

i following message on line "private reader = new bufferedreader(new filereader(deleterecord));":

syntax error on token "reader", variabledeclartorid expected after token

code:

import java.io.bufferedwriter; import java.io.bufferedreader; import java.io.file; import java.io.filereader; import java.io.filewriter; import java.io.printwriter; import java.util.scanner;   public class examgradesmethods {     private static int exammark = 0;     private static int menu = 0;     private static string firstname = "";     private static string firstnamedelete = "";     private static string lastname = "";     private static string lastnamedelete = "";     private static string unit = "";     private static string entry = "";     private static string firstcap = "";     private static string surcap = "";     private static scanner scan = new scanner(system.in);     private static bufferedreader reader = null;     private filewriter grades = new filewriter("gradeenter.txt",true);     private bufferedwriter bw = new bufferedwriter(grades);     private printwriter out = new printwriter(bw);     private reader = new bufferedreader(new filereader(deleterecord));     private static file deleterecord = new file("gradeenter.txt");       public static void menuactions()     {         system.out.println("menu: ");         system.out.println("1) enter student grade(s)");         system.out.println("2) view student grade(s)");         system.out.println("3) delete grade(s)");         system.out.println("4) exit");         menu = scan.nextint();         switch(menu) {         case 1:             entergrades();             break;         case 2:             viewgrades();             break;         case 3:             deletegrades();             break;         case 4:             exitprogram();             break;         default:             menuactions();         }     }      public static void entergrades()     {         system.out.print("please enter student first name: ");         firstname = scan.next();           while(!firstname.matches("[-a-za-z]*"))         {             system.out.print("please enter valid first name: ");             firstname = scan.next();          }         firstcap = firstname.substring(0,1).touppercase() + firstname.substring(1);           system.out.print("please enter student surname: ");         lastname = scan.next();          while(!lastname.matches("[-a-za-z]*"))         {             system.out.print("please enter valid surname: ");             lastname = scan.next();         }         surcap = lastname.substring(0,1).touppercase() + lastname.substring(1);          system.out.print("please select subject unit: ");          unit = scan.next();            system.out.print("please enter student mark: ");         while (!scan.hasnextint())         {             system.out.print("please enter valid mark: ");             scan.next();         }         exammark = scan.nextint();          if (exammark < 40)         {             system.out.println("failed");         }         else if (exammark >= 40 && exammark <= 49)         {             system.out.println("3rd");         }         else if (exammark >= 50 && exammark <= 59)         {             system.out.println("2/2");         }         else if (exammark >= 60 && exammark <= 69)         {             system.out.println("2/1");         }         else if (exammark >= 70 && exammark <= 100)         {             system.out.println("1st");         }         else         {             system.out.println("invalid mark");         }         entry = (firstcap + " " + surcap + ", " + unit + ", " + exammark);         //  out.println(entry);         menuactions();     }     public static void viewgrades() {          int =1;          string line;          while ((line = reader.readline()) != null) {             system.out.println(i + ") " + line);                 i++;           }         menuactions();     }     public static void deletegrades(){         int = 1;         string line;         file tempfile = new file("mytempfile.txt");         bufferedwriter writer = new bufferedwriter(new filewriter(tempfile));         system.out.println("current entries stored: ");         =1;         while ((line = reader.readline()) != null) {             system.out.println(i + ") " + line);                 i++;          }          scanner scanner = new scanner(system.in);         system.out.print("to delete, please enter student's first name: ");          firstnamedelete = scanner.nextline();         system.out.print("now, please enter student's surname: ");         lastnamedelete = scanner.nextline();         reader.close();         reader = new bufferedreader(new filereader(deleterecord));         string currentline = reader.readline();          while(currentline != null) {             if(!currentline.contains(firstnamedelete) && !currentline.contains(lastnamedelete)) {                 writer.write(currentline);                 writer.newline();             }             currentline = reader.readline();          }         system.out.print("if name matches, deleted ");         reader.close();         writer.close();         deleterecord.delete();         tempfile.renameto(deleterecord);     }     public static void exitprogram(){         system.out.println("thanks using 'gradeenter' ");         system.exit(0);         // sure want exit gui?     }      public static void main(string[] args) throws exception {         system.out.println("welcome 'gradeenter' program! ");         menuactions();     } } 

i have looked around , cant find on issue. if can help, i'd grateful. thanks

reader requires type in declaration, variable deleterecord used before declared - statement defines reader throws checked exception need placed in code block rather class block

public class examgradesmethods {      ...     private void readrecords() throws filenotfoundexception {         file deleterecord = new file("gradeenter.txt");         bufferedreader reader = new bufferedreader(new filereader(deleterecord));         ...     } } 

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