JDOM - Variable not intialized error, why? please help.

Question

Hello,
Please assit me.....I need a rush help. Stuck! Stuck!!!!
I am reading a text file which has multiple headers(identified in the first 2 pos as '//'), followed by '01' records which are details. It would look like
//nbr....
01address....
01city.....
01zip....
//name...(continues).
My jave routine reads it and puts the tags as
<efldata>
<tx>
<loadmessage>jhdfj
<nodedetail>
<address>....
<zip>
<nodedetail>
djfgkdf..... etc.
While compiling it gives me a loadmessage not initialized error. Please help. I have included arrow marks where the error occurs....
This is my code.....
while ((str = br.readLine()) != null) {
try {  
String type = str.substring(0,2);
if ( "//".equals( type ) )
/**** header data ******/
hdr_count = hdr_count + 1;
controlnbr = str.substring(2,9);
f_first = 'y'; /**** first time header check flag ***/
} else
if ( "01".equals( type ) ) /**** Checks for detail records ****/
// loadmessage = new Element("LoadMessage");
if ((f_first) == 'y') {         /*** Execute if first time(header) ***/
f_first = 'n';
Element tx = new Element("TX");
efldata.addContent(tx);
loadmessage = new Element("LoadMessage");
loadmessage.addAttribute(new Attribute("clientControlNo", controlnbr));
// loadmessage.setContent(null);
tx.addContent(loadmessage);
/*** Detail info ***/
dtl_count = dtl_count + 1;
String stopoffsequence = str.substring(2,4);
String nodecode = str.substring(4,24);
String addr1 = str.substring(24,60);
String bol = str.substring(147,154);
String year = str.substring(192,196);
Element nodedetail = new Element("NodeDetail");
nodedetail.addAttribute("seqInRoute", stopoffsequence);
// nodedetail.setContent(null);
Element nodeaddress = new Element("NodeAddress");
nodeaddress.addAttribute("address1", addr1);
Element nodeaction = new Element("NodeAction"); //.setContent(null);
nodeaction.addAttribute("bol", bol);
Element nodeactiondate = new Element("NodeActionDate");
nodeactiondate.addAttribute("year", year);
--------> loadmessage.addChild(nodedetail);
nodedetail.addChild(nodeaddress);
nodedetail.addChild(nodeaction);
nodeaction.addChild(nodeactiondate);

Answer 1

Try
Element loadmessage= new Element()
Cheers
Sanjay