Instace variable initialitation

Hey!

I am new to java and i have some question!Can you answer this?

Can I declare and initialize instance variable on separate lines?
Within a method( local variable )this code works for me


why this code generate some compiler error?I can't declare and initialize instance variable on separate lines,can I?

These links may help you out. Especially the second link:

http://leepoint.net/JavaBasics/methods/methods-22-local-variables.html

http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-03-1998/jw-03-initialization.html

Hope this helps.

Thanks to your immediate response!

It is a compiler error because the second line is defined as a "statement". Statements are not permitted outside methods initialisers or constructors.

Thanks for your kindness Ritchie I think [ String str="string"; ] is a statement,but its worked!


This works well when the initialization value is available and the initialization can be put on one line.The compiler returns compiler error when the initialization value is available and the initialization can be put on separate line,