jsp error with an if statement: “) Expected ; Expected”

Question

I have some jsp code:

<% 
if((Integer.parseInt((rs.getString("setter")).trim())==1) and 
    (Integer.parseInt((rs.getString("scrutinizer")).trim())==1))
{
  out.println("Both") 
} 
else if(Integer.parseInt((rs.getString("setter")).trim())==1)
{
  out.println("Question Setter"); 
}
else if(Integer.parseInt((rs.getString("scrutinizer")).trim())==1)               
{
  out.println("Scrutinizer"); 
}

%>

I get this error:

  ) Expected 
  ; Expected
  else without if Illegal Start of type. missing return statement

What is the error message trying to say?

Answer 1

 if((Integer.parseInt((rs.getString("setter")).trim())==1) && (Integer.parseInt((rs.getString("scrutinizer")).trim())==1))
{
  out.println("Both") 
} 

You are missing a semicolon. Also, in Java AND is denoted as && :

 if((Integer.parseInt((rs.getString("setter")).trim())==1) && (Integer.parseInt((rs.getString("scrutinizer")).trim())==1))
{
  out.println("Both");
} 

Answer 2

Use && instead of and .
put ; after out.println("Both") line
Like this out.println("Both") ;

Answer 3

You need to remove the "AND" and replace it with && instead.

You're also missing a semi colon at the end of the print both line.

Answer 4

<% 
 if(Integer.parseInt(rs.getString("setter")).trim()==1 && Integer.parseInt(rs.getString("scrutinizer")).trim()==1)
{
  out.println("Both");
} 
else if(Integer.parseInt((rs.getString("setter")).trim())==1)
{
  out.println("Question Setter"); 
}
else if(Integer.parseInt((rs.getString("scrutinizer")).trim())==1)               
{
  out.println("Scrutinizer"); 
} 
%>

Answer 5

You get Expected ; , because you forgot a ; . You should have this:

out.println("Both");

instead of: out.println("Both")

You should be using the operator && here instead of and :

if((Integer.parseInt((rs.getString("setter")).trim())==1) and (Integer.parseInt((rs.getString("scrutinizer")).trim())==1))

the corrected code should look like this:

<% if((Integer.parseInt((rs.getString("setter")).trim())==1) && (Integer.parseInt((rs.getString("scrutinizer")).trim())==1))
{
  out.println("Both"); 
} 
else if(Integer.parseInt((rs.getString("setter")).trim())==1)
{
  out.println("Question Setter"); 
}
else if(Integer.parseInt((rs.getString("scrutinizer")).trim())==1)               
{
  out.println("Scrutinizer"); 
} %>