title: Initialize value of 'var' in C# to null
body: <p>I want to assign a variable to an initial value of null, and assign its value in the next <code>if</code>-<code>else</code> block, but the compiler is giving an error,</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Implicitly-typed local variables must be initialized.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>How could I achieve this?</p>