creating object in for loop

[hostel]

[CODE=Java]public class mainclass1 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
for(int i= 0;i<1;i++)
a obj = new a();
}
}

class a{
}
[/CODE]

In the above program if you try to create an object with in "for" loop then you will get an error stating "not a statement "
ex:
[CODE=Java]for(int i= 0;i<1;i++)
a obj = new a();[/CODE]


but if you try to create an object with brackets then it will create without an error
ex:
[CODE=Java]for(int i= 0;i<1;i++) {
a obj = new a();
}[/CODE]

why is it so , and whats the problem , Please explain it.

Thanks in advance.

[BigDaddyLH]

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[BigDaddyLH]

That's just how the syntax is defined. You can unravel it here: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/t...ntax.html#18.1

Basically, the body of a for loop can be many things, including a block {...}, but the body can't be a LocalVariableDe clarationStatem ent. What's the lesson? None, really. Most Java developers automatically put braces around their loop bodies -- problem, solved.