Why aren't variables declared in “try” in scope in “catch” or “finally”?

Question

In C# and in Java (and possibly other languages as well), variables declared in a \"try\" block are not in scope in the corresponding \"catch\" or \"finally\" blocks. For e

Answer 1

The variables are block level and restricted to that Try or Catch block. Similar to defining a variable in an if statement. Think of this situation.

try {    
    fileOpen("no real file Name");    
    String s = "GO TROJANS"; 
} catch (Exception) {   
    print(s); 
}

The String would never be declared, so it can't be depended upon.