Declaring InputStream
<p>I am learning android and new to Java but not new to programming (Using Eclipse). I am trying to execute an example code like this in a method:</p>

<pre><code>private void dummy() {
    try {
        URL url = new URL(quakeFeed);
        URLConnection connection;
        connection = url.openConnection();
        HttpURLConnection httpconnection = (HttpURLConnection)connection;
        int responseCode = httpconnection.getResponseCode();
        if(responseCode == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK)
            InputStream inp = new BufferedInputStream(httpconnection.getInputStream());
    }
...
}
</code></pre>

<p>Assume all other syntax and variables defined. I get the following error:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>InputStream` cannot be resolved to a variable. </p>
</blockquote>

<p>This is strange even after importing <code>java.io.InputStream;</code></p>

<p>The error goes off if I declare the <code>InputStream</code> outside the method, i.e.</p>

<pre><code>InputStream inp;
private void dummy() {
    try {
        URL url = new URL(quakeFeed);
        URLConnection connection;
        connection = url.openConnection();
        HttpURLConnection httpconnection = (HttpURLConnection)connection;
        int responseCode = httpconnection.getResponseCode();
        if(responseCode == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK)
        // Changed
            inp = new BufferedInputStream(httpconnection.getInputStream());
    }
    ...
}
</code></pre>

<p>I am curious why a local declaration of <code>InputStream</code> could not be resolved but a global declaration is resolved.</p>
