[Example: In the example
class A
{
static void G(int x, int y) {
int i;
if (x >= 0 || (i = y) >= 0) {
// i not definitely assigned
}
else {
// i definitely assigned
}
// i not definitely assigned
}
}
the variable i is considered definitely assigned in one of the embedded statements of an if statement but not in the other. In the if statement in method G, the variable i is definitely assigned in the second embedded statement because execution of the expression (i = y) always precedes execution of this embedded statement. In contrast, the variable i is not definitely assigned in the first embedded statement, since x >= 0 might have tested false, resulting in the variable i's being unassigned. end example]