variable access outside of if statement

Question

I am trying to access variable outside an if statement in java. The variable is axeMinDmg. Here is what i have but getting an error. I want minDmg = axeMi

Answer 1

Just declare the integer outside the if statement:

 int minDmg;
 if(weapon.equals("axe")){
     minDmg = axeMinDmg;
 } else {
     System.out.println();
 System.out.println("Can access variable: " + minDmg);