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else without if error

I can't figure out why I am getting an else without if error on line 28 of this program. I am using jgrasp ide. I've copied the program below :


//converts temperatures from centigrade to farenheit and vice versa using manuel input from the user

import java.util.Scanner;

public class tempconversion
{
   public static void main (String[] args)
   {
   Scanner stdin = new Scanner (System.in) ;
   Scanner F2C = new Scanner (System.in) ;
         
   System.out.println ( "If you are converting F ==> C press 0 " ) ;
   System.out.println ( "If you are converting C ==> F press 1 " ) ;
   F2C.nextDouble() ;
     
   if( F2C == 0){
     
   while (stdin.hasnext () )   {
      System.out.println ( "Enter next input : " );
      stdin.nextDouble () ;
      tC= ((stdin * 9.0)/ 5.0)+ 32.0 ;
      System.out.println( " Input : " + (stdin.nextDouble));
      System.out.println ( "Converted : " + ( tC )) ;
   
   }
   else
     
   while (stdin.hasnext () )   {
      System.out.println ( "Enter next input : " );
      stdin.nextDouble () ;
      tF= ((stdin - 32.0) * 5.0) / 9.0 ;
      System.out.println( " Input : " + (stdin.nextDouble));
      System.out.println ( "Converted : " + ( tF ));
   
   }

   
   }
   System.out.println ( "Good Bye " ) ;
     
   }
   
}
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If your IDE doesn't support auto-completion of brackets, then it's a good practice to immediately close any brace that you open so that you can avoid omitting a brace as your code grows in size.
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Kwoof

the closing bracket above the else is closing the open bracket for the while statement.

The opening bracket after "if( F2C == 0)" has not yet been closed before the else...you need another closing bracket before the else...
I know this bracing style is now the "in" way...but I learned an older way where the brace gets its OWN line, and indents are always 3 or more characters.

This way you can always see the opening and closing braces "line up"!
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That eliminated the else without if error, but now I'm getting these 3 errors....

tempconversion.java:41: error: <identifier> expected
   System.out.println ( "Good Bye " ) ;
                     ^
tempconversion.java:41: error: illegal start of type
   System.out.println ( "Good Bye " ) ;
                        ^
tempconversion.java:45: error: class, interface, or enum expected
}
^
3 errors
You need an opening brace  ( { ) following the else.