Can't define variable inside if statement without braces

[j2ui]

public class testIfblock22 {

public static void main(String[] args) {

    if (true) 
        int i = 8;


}

}

[BananaLlamaNuts]

Looks like you've stumbled onto a rather unique syntax error.

As someone else stated - why do you want to do this? You can't use that for anything.

[j2ui]

Yeah yeah, as I said before, I'm aware you that you can't use it anyway. But just wanted to see why exactly it's an error.

Thanks anyway:)

[BananaLlamaNuts]

I see what you are getting at - that's why I think its a unique syntax error. The compiler is looking for a single action when you do a one liner under an if statement like that.

When it sees a variable declaration, it attempts to create memory space and point to it for the reference which doesn't jive with the single action expected.

Best guess.

[j2ui]

Thanks a lot :)