Question about variable format

Question

So, I was going through the strings portion of java and ran across a variable like this: "String var;" and underneath it said "var = "string here";". My question is why not simply say "String var = "string";"?

Answer 1

smart boy. why dont you give it a go in codeplayground. ps check out c++ if you get the chance

Answer 2

So I checked in the code playground and they both work, I'm assuming you'd separate the declaration and value when you want to keep things organized a bit more than usual?

Answer 3

yep. keeping them seperate makes it a little easier to read later on.