Java - Braces after variable definition?
<p>I was going through some Java tutorials in a book and ran across code like this:</p>

<pre><code>private void theMethod( MyObject table )
{
  SomeObject item1 = table.add(0,0,0,"Item 1");
  {
    item1.setWhatever = false;
    item1.setSomething = 15;
  }

  // More code here...
}
</code></pre>

<p>What is the purpose of the braces following the variable definition?</p>
