PLZ Help!! Im getting an error in a small code

Question

when i compile this i get an error saying
"variable tax might not have been initialized" for the line that says system.out.printin...........
PLZ HELP!!
THANKS
class A1Q2
public static void main (String[] args)
double income ;
System.out.println ("Please enter yearly income: ");
income = ITI1120.readDouble( );
char tax;
if (income <= 37885) {
tax = 'A';
} else if ( (income > 37885) && (income <= 75769) ) {
tax = 'B';
} else if ( (income > 75769) && (income <= 123184) ) {
tax = 'C';
} else if (income > 123184) {
tax = 'D';
System.out.println("Tax = " + tax);
}

Answer 1

Hello slvr99,
Firstly, can you please use the CODE button to format your code when you post? It just makes it a lot easier for us to read.
As for your error, it really is quite literal.
variable tax might not have been initialized
means that the variable you have called "tax" may not have been initialized, you just need to set it:
char tax = '';