# \[FMX\] I have a colon problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-i-have-a-colon-problem/144438>\
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**Created:** [April 14, 2005, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-i-have-a-colon-problem/144438 "2005-04-14T08:55:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![jakepeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8dc957/32.png) [@jakepeg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jakepeg)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-i-have-a-colon-problem/144438/1 "2005-04-14T08:55:09Z")

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var helpContents : XML = new XML;  
helpContents.ignoreWhite = true;

when checking the syntax for errors I get this message:

Scene=Scene 1, Layer=Layer 1, Frame=1: Line 2: ‘;’ expected  
var helpContents : XML = new XML;

Is this a version issue or sum’t? As I have a load of these colons in my code and each time I get the same error…