Array type not declared during file parsing JAVA

Question

I am trying to output the split contents of a .txt file.

Here is my code so far:

import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.BufferedReader;

public class PassFail {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        String path = "C:\\new_java\\Final_Project\\src\\student.txt";

        try {
            FileReader file = new FileReader(path);
            BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(file);

            String line = reader.readLine();
            reader.close();

            String[] values = line.split(" ");

            int nums[] = new int[values.length];

            for (int x = 0; x < values.length; x++) {
                nums[x] = Integer.parseInt(values[x]);
            }

        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Error:" + e);
        }

        System.out.println(nums[1]);

    }

}

Question: Why am I getting the error "nums cannot be resolved to a variable" when trying to output num[2]? Furthermore, how can I fix this? To my knowledge I have already declared nums[] as a an int data type just before the for loop.

Answer 1

Because nums is defined in the try block, and you try to access it outside the try.

Also, it's nicer if you use an IDE like IntelliJ or Eclipse. This will help you format the code, and more easily spot errors like this.