From http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/getStarted/problems/index.html

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Sometimes the compiler can’t guess your intent and prints a confusing error message or multiple error messages if the error cascades over several lines. For example, the following code snippet omits a semicolon (;) from the bold line:

while (System.in.read() != -1)
    count++
System.out.println("Input has " + count + " chars.");

When processing this code, the compiler issues two error messages:

testing.java:13: Invalid type expression.
        count++
                 ^
testing.java:14: Invalid declaration.
    System.out.println("Input has " + count + " chars.");
                      ^
2 errors

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The broken code sample only issues one error.