error with `new byte[ n ]`

The code  
```
byte[] bb = new byte[ 100 ];
```
returns

```
At "test.java" line 5, column 32: syntax error
        byte[] bb = new byte[ 1
parser returned 1
No code found

```

The same code with no spaces between square brackets works:
```
byte[] bb = new byte[100];
```
returns