initialising a variable inside try block, a workaround?

Question

I have a try-catch block; inside try, I read variable N from console and initialize an Array[N]. I need to use Array later. If I use it outside try block, I get an error

java variable may not have been initialized.

I understand it, but what should I do, write the whole program inside try block, really? Readability of such program is worse and I use try on the code where is no exceptions are possible. Is there a workaround? I tried a boolean variable which checks was there an exception and use it later in a if statement - no results.

Solution 1

Object[] yourArray = null;
try {
  ...
}

Solution 2

Exceptions are possible everywhere, even at lines which do not call any methods.

Your problem is yet another example of the failure that Java's checked exceptions are, especially to beginners: they seem to be forcing you to write the try-catch, and even misguiding you into thinking these are the only exceptions that may arise.

The try-catch block must cover the precise area of code which must be executed conditional on everything above each line having completed normally, and which shares the same mode of error handling. This has absolutely nothing to do with checked/unchecked exceptions.

Therefore, without knowing precisely what your requirements are, you can't be given specific advice on where to put try and catch.