# What does this error message mean?

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**Created:** [October 15, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/what-does-this-error-message-mean/47370 "2025-10-15T18:01:17Z")\
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> [@quark](#):
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> Notice the mutiplication sign (`*`), you seem to have missed these.

This is sometimes from incorrect formatting of code.  
Or just an error.

@WillyGrz ,

Please read:

- _[Welcome to the Processing Foundation Discourse](https://discourse.processing.org/t/welcome-to-the-processing-foundation-discourse/8)_
- _[Guidelines—Asking Questions](https://discourse.processing.org/t/guidelines-asking-questions/2147)_ \< Discusses formatting

Your code is not formatted correctly.

`:)`

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