What is the difference between local and instance variables in Java?

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Except the scope and the storage differences, are there any other major difference between instance and local variables in Java?

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One extra thing I can think of:

Instance variables are given default values, i.e., null if it’s an object reference, and 0 if it’s an int.

Local variables don’t get default values, and therefore need to be explicitly initialized (and the compiler usually complains if you fail to do this).

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One extra thing I can think of:Instance variables are given default values, i.e., null if it&#8217;s an object reference, and 0 if it&#8217;s an int.Local variables don&#8217;t get default values, and therefore need to be explicitly initialized (and the compiler usually complains if you fail to do this).

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