Expected identifier or '(' for void dealloc [closed]

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I am getting a "expected identifier or'(' message in Xcode. This comes after (void)dealloc; I am not sure how to fix this or why it is coming up. If someone could tell me how to fix this, I would appreciate it. I am basic at this, so I would appreciate a step by step solution. Thanks a lot! My code:

   - (void)dealloc;
{
    [testView release];
    [lblMsg release];
    [super dealloc];
    [scroll release];
    [pager release];
    [viewControllers release];
    [super dealloc];
}

Update: Thank you all for your outstanding help. I have resolved the issue by using a completely different method to reach my goal.

Answer 1

Get rid of the semicolon after

- (void) dealloc

in your .m file.

You only need the semicolon after that dealloc method declaration in your .h file.

Answer 2

Noticed that you have [super ...] twice. Most of the effective sample code I have seen puts (leaves) this first and only once. You can use // before a line or multiple lines to see if the error goes away and if it will run without that (possibly unnecessary) code. I have found that the [... release] lines are sometimes allowed and often not allowed as stated earlier. Again, // is for commenting out a line of code, but can also be "restored" by simply deleting the //.