Assign variable value inside if-statement [duplicate]

Question

I was wondering whether it is possible to assign a variable a value inside a conditional operator like so:

if((int v = someMethod()) != 0) return v;

Is there some way to do this in Java? Because I know it's possible in while conditions, but I'm not sure if I'm doing it wrong for the if-statement or if it's just not possible.

Answer 1

Variables can be assigned but not declared inside the conditional statement:

int v; if((v = someMethod()) != 0) return true; 

Answer 2

You can assign, but not declare, inside an if:

Try this:

int v; // separate declaration if((v = someMethod()) != 0) return true;