Not sure about default initialization of variables in Java [duplicate]

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Why are local variables not initialized in Java?

In Java variables have default value, right? Even arrays are initialized by compiler.
So I can't understand the following:

int c;  
for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++){  
   c = i + 5;  
}  
System.out.println("Result = "+c);

Why do I get a compiler error:

The local variable c may not have been initialized

Isn't c initialized to 0 by default by compiler?
So why do I get this error and why does the error go away if I explicitely do int c = 0?

Jigar Joshi · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-19 06:15:48Z

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No local variables must have to be initialized, class field variables has the default value

Local variables are slightly different; the compiler never assigns a default value to an uninitialized local variable. If you cannot initialize your local variable where it is declared, make sure to assign it a value before you attempt to use it. Accessing an uninitialized local variable will result in a compile-time error [...]

answered Jul 19, 2012 at 6:15

Jigar Joshi

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Jim Over a year ago

1)Where is this quote from? 2)Does this apply also to arrays?

Jigar Joshi Over a year ago

Yes it applies to Object aswell, the link is provided at the end of quote

Ramesh PVK · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-19 06:17:20Z

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Beucase forloop is conditional loop. And as per compiler c might not have initialized if did not went into that conditional loop

answered Jul 19, 2012 at 6:17

Ramesh PVK

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Jim Over a year ago

Ah!Ok. So the compiler here is not smart enough to understand that it will go in the loop?

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