Else without If error... and I don't know why - netbeans-7

Question

The code below is action taken when a button is clicked on a simple form. The problem comes with the one if/else block. The If line is not terminated. The Else line is not terminated. But I have a consistent error that my Else exists without an If. I can't see why. I need someone smarter than me to identify what is going on here.
Thank you in advance!
private void jButton1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
FileFilter filter;
filter = new FileNameExtensionFilter("Comma Separated Value files","csv","txt");
JFileChooser chooser;
chooser = new JFileChooser();
chooser.addChoosableFileFilter(filter);
chooser.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.FILES_ONLY);
int showDialog = chooser.showDialog(this, null);
File selectedFile = chooser.getSelectedFile();
String filename;
filename = selectedFile.getAbsolutePath();
if (filter.accept(selectedFile))
{
jTextField2.setText(filename);
jTextField2.setBackground(Color.white);
else
jTextField2.setText("You Did NOT Select a CSV File.");
jTextField2.setForeground(Color.black);
jTextField2.setBackground(Color.red);
}
}

Answer 1

You are missing the bracket '}' after "jTextField2.setBackground(Color.white);" and else.code is here
if (filter.accept(selectedFile))
{
jTextField2.setText(filename);
jTextField2.setBackground(Color.white);
}
else
{
jTextField2.setText("You Did NOT Select a CSV File.");
jTextField2.setForeground(Color.black);
jTextField2.setBackground(Color.red);
}

Answer 2

The SYNTAX for if-else Block looks like this:-
if {
// statements
} else {
//statements
}
Now if you are having only ONE statement inside the if Or else part then you can afford to skip the curly braces{ } otherwise you surely need to put those curly braces as compiler looks for it can terminate the execution of if statement.
However, it is always recommended to use the braces even if u have only ONE statement inside the if or else part as it improves the readability of the code.

Answer 3

You need to close your "if" and "else" blocks.
Example: if {} else {}.
if (filter.accept(selectedFile)) {
jTextField2.setText(filename);
jTextField2.setBackground(Color.white);
} else {
jTextField2.setText("You Did NOT Select a CSV File.");
jTextField2.setForeground(Color.black);
jTextField2.setBackground(Color.red);
}

Answer 4

The if's closing bracket is missing just before the else.