Can some one tell me where the problem is the program fails to compile

[thatos]

I would like to design a method which when given an array it returns an array which it's elements are from the initial array greater than the average of all numbers in that array;
the method average(int array[]) works properly here is the problem

here is that method

  public static int[] small(int array[]){
    double s1 = average(array);
    int length = 0;
 
 
    //Finds how many numbers are greater than the average
    for(int j:array){
      if (j > s1){
        length++;
      }
    }    
    int initial = 0;
    int array2[] = new int[length];
    void add(int p){
      array2[initial] = p;
      initial++;
    }
    for (int j:array){
      if (j > s1)
         array2.add(j);        
    }
    return array2;
  }
 

Your reply will be appreciated

[JosAH]

You're trying to define a local method add() in that other method. The compiler
will and shall protest against that.

kind regards,

Jos

[thatos]

Yes, do you have any suggestions how can I go about this because I need that method or I won't be able to accomplish my task or can you tell me what to do please .

You're trying to define a local method add() in that other method. The compiler
will and shall protest against that.

kind regards,

Jos

[BigDaddyLH]

Yes, do you have any suggestions how can I go about this because I need that method or I won't be able to accomplish my task or can you tell me what to do please .

When you define methods in a class, you define them one after another:

class Example {
    void method1 () {
 
    }
 
    void method2() {
 
    }
}

You don't nest their definitions:

class Example {
    void method1 () {
         void method2() {
 
        }
    }
}

Do you know about Sun's Java tutorial? http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/java/index.html