import java.util.List; class DeclaredOutputVariable { void foo(List a) { int n = 1; String s = a.get(n); if (s == null) return; System.out.println(s.charAt(n)); s = ""; n = 2; System.out.println(s.length() + n); } void bar(List a) { int n = 1; String s = a.get(n); if (s == null) return; System.out.println(s.charAt(n)); s = ""; n = 2; System.out.println(s.length() + n); } }