Question:
Based on my reference, primitive types have default values and Objects are null. I tested a piece of code using both NetBeans and Eclipse.
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int a;
System.out.println(a);
}
}
Using both IDE, the line System.out.println(a);
will be an error pointing at the variable a
that saysvariable a might not have been initialized
whereas in the given reference, integer
will have 0
as a default value. However, with the given code below, it will actually print 0
.
public class Main {
static int a;
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println(a);
}
}
What could possibly go wrong with the first code? Does instance variable behaves different from local variables?
Answer:
In the first code sample, a
is a main
method local variable. Method local variables need to be initialized before using them.
In the second code sample, a
is class member variable, hence it will be initialized to default value .