When you declare a block of statements in your code, you can declare variables within that block that will have a scope that is local to the block. This is, the variable will be visible only to other code within the block.
This is most often done within a function:
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| static void DoSomething(){ // Variable local to this function string name = "Bob"; Console.WriteLine(name);} |
You can, however, declare local variables within any block of statements.
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| if (<span class="skimlinks-unlinked">DateTime.Now.DayOfWeek</span> == DayOfWeek.Wednesday){ string bestFood = "Pizza"; Console.WriteLine(bestFood);}// Can't access bestFood variable out here |