title: Error: ')' expected compiler error
body: <p>I cannot seem to figure out why i am getting this error</p>
  
  <pre><code>Math.java:6: error: ')' expected
          if(args[1].equalsIgnoreCase("+")
                                          ^
  Math.java:11: error: ')' expected
                  else if(args[1].equalsIgnoreCase("x")
                                                       ^
  Math.java:16: error: ')' expected
                  else if(args[1].equalsIgnoreCase("-")
                                                       ^
  Math.java:21: error: ')' expected
                  else if(args[1].equalsIgnoreCase("/")
                                                       ^
  4 errors
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>My code is </p>
  
  <pre><code>  class Math 
  {
      public static void main(String args[])
      {
          if(args[1].equalsIgnoreCase("+")
          {
          sum = Integer.parseInt(args[0]) + Integer.parseInt(args[2]);
          System.out.println("The answere is : " + sum);
          }
          else if(args[1].equalsIgnoreCase("x")
          {
          sum = Integer.parseInt(args[0]) * Integer.parseInt(args[2]);
          System.out.println("The answere is : " + sum);
          }
          else if(args[1].equalsIgnoreCase("-")
          {
          sum = Integer.parseInt(args[0]) - Integer.parseInt(args[2]);
          System.out.println("The answere is : " + sum);
          }
          else if(args[1].equalsIgnoreCase("/")
          {
          sum = Integer.parseInt(args[0]) / Integer.parseInt(args[2]);
          System.out.println("The answere is : " + sum);
          }
          else
          {
          System.out.println("Something seems to be wrong, please try again.");
          }
  
      }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When i try to enter the closing parenthesizes where it says they should go, it get more errors. Can anyone give me a brief description of what causes this error. I am simply trying to make a program that with do math, based on arguments entered into the command line when the program is run. </p>
  
  <p>For example if i entered "java Math 1 + 1" It would solve that problem and spit out "The answere is 2."</p>
  
  <p>Any help you guys can offer on this would be greatly appreciated. </p>