Declaring variables: Inside or outside the main method?

[MW130]

hey, this was just a simple question; should I declare variables (ints, strings, booleans) inside or outside my main method? Thanks.

[Fubarable]

The main method should be short as can be and should pretty much function just to set the program going, that's it.

[MW130]

The main method should be short as can be and should pretty much function just to set the program going, that's it.

So, I should always declare variables that I will use in the main method inside or outside of it?

[jayamm]

If the variables you want to declare are ONLY used in the main method then it is good practice to keep them inside that method. However, as Fubarable said earlier, the main method is typically very short.

[Sierra]

From your question I do not think you understood the concept of object orientation or even earlier concepts. I think you should read on what it is about and why it is like that. Why and how variables are declared in different scopes and where it makes sense to declare them and where not. Doing a tutorial step by step should help or you may read about what there is here: Variables (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Language Basics)