Description anuhertsa 2004-12-14 10:26:14 EST

I have constructed the following class the demonstrate the problem:

import java.util.*;

public class Card {
  public enum Rank { DEUCE, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX,
    SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, JACK, QUEEN, KING, ACE }

  public enum Suit { CLUBS, DIAMONDS, HEARTS, SPADES }

  private Card(int rank, int suit) {  
  }
  
  private static final List<Card> protoDeck = new ArrayList<Card>();
  
  public static ArrayList<Card> newDeck() {
      return new ArrayList<Card>(protoDeck); // Return copy of prototype deck
  }
}

When I create the file by copying the text into the Java editor everything
compiles. Then I comment out the line 'public enum Suit ..' etc; I enter exactly
the same line again by typing it; the result is that my class now has 2 compile
errors. 
The first one is in the declaration of 'Suit': it says 'Syntax error, insert
'Enumbody' to complete EnumDeclaration.
The second one is in the constructor of Card: it says 'Illegal modifier for the
enum constant Card: no modifier is allowed.
When I close the Java editor and open the Card class again, it contains no
compile errors anymore.

I'm using the final version of JDK 1.5 and Eclipse 3.1 M3.