getting illegal start of expression error
<p>i'm totally new to java. i 'm try to create my first program &amp; i get this error.</p>

<pre><code>E:\java&gt;javac Robot.java
Robot.java:16: error: illegal start of expression
public String CreateNew (); {
                       ^
Robot.java:16: error: ';' expected
public String CreateNew (); {
                       ^
2 errors
</code></pre>

<p>below is my program.</p>

<pre><code>public class Robot {
    public static void main(String args[]){
        String model;
        /*int year;*/
        String status;

        public String CreateNew () {
            Robot optimus;
            optimus = new Robot();
            optimus.model="Autobot"; 
            /*optimus.year="2008";*/
            optimus.status="active";
            return (optimus.model);
        }
    }
}
</code></pre>
