How to avoid 'the local variable may not have been initialized'?

Question

/*This is a program that calculates Internet advertising rates based on what features/options you choose.
 * 
 *  
 */

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Inter         


        

Answer 1

linkCost is not initialized when link == 'y' and advPay is not 'y' or 'n'.

In other words, you get this error when the compiler can find a path through your code where a local variable is not initialized before it is used.