Declare now, assign later
Sometimes you need to create a variable before you know what value it will hold. Java gives you this flexibility, which is particularly useful when the value depends on logic or calculations that come later in your code. Let's practice this pattern!
This exercise is part of the course
Introduction to Java
Exercise instructions
- Declare a
Stringvariable calledingredientswithout assigning it any value. - Assign
ingredientsthe value of"chocolate, eggs, milk, flour, sugar, vanilla".
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
class DeclareThenAssign {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Declare a String variable called ingredients
____ ____;
// Assign ingredients value
____ = "chocolate, eggs, milk, flour, sugar, vanilla";
System.out.println(ingredients);
}
}