Java, What is the difference between assigning null to object and just declaration

Question

What is difference between :

• Object o = null; and
• Object o; (just declaration)

Can anyone please answer me?

Answer 1

As mentioned, object reference as instance variable need not be assigned null as those take null as default value. But local variables must be initialized otherwise you will get compilation error saying The local variable s may not have been initialized.

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