C#: Use of unassigned local variable, using a foreach and if

Question

I have this following code:
I get the error, \"Use of un-Assigned Local variable\" I\'m sure this is dead simple, but im baffled..

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Answer 1

That is because the compiler can't know that there always are any items in RssData. If it would be empty, the code in the loop would never be executed, and the variable would never be assigned.

Just set the variable to null when you create it, so that it always has a value:

string result = null;