Acessing local variable..ple help

[Chuan Ren]

I have the following code, can you please help me to figure out how I could access the f_seat_status variable outside the if loop? Thank you.
<%
int l_session_seats_available =3;
if (l_session_seats_available > 0) {
String f_seat_status = "enrolled";
} else if (l_session_seats_available <= 0) {
String f_seat_status = "waiting list";
}
%>
<%=f_seat_status %> <--- How do I get the f_seat_status outside the IF loop??

[Andres Gonzalez]

You can't. The scope of the variable is visible only in the block you declared it. Why don't you declare it outside?

[Malhar Barai]

Hi..
You can write the code in the following way

  
<%
int l_session_seats_available =3;
String f_seat_status ="";
if (l_session_seats_available > 0) {
f_seat_status = "enrolled";
} else if (l_session_seats_available <= 0) {
f_seat_status = "waiting list";
}
%>
<%=f_seat_status %> 

Just declare outside the scope.
hth
MB

[Bear Bibeault]

Despite the fact that this appears within a JSP, it's really a basic Java question, so I'm going to move this off to Java in General (beginner).
bear
[ October 21, 2003: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]