Editing Java syntax (section)

===Code blocks===

The separators {{mono|{{(}}}} and {{mono|{{)}}}} signify a code block and a new scope. Class members and the body of a [[Method (computer programming)|method]] are examples of what can live inside these braces in various contexts.

Inside of method bodies, braces may be used to create new scopes, as follows:

<syntaxhighlight lang="java">
void doSomething() {
    int a;

    {
        int b;
        a = 1;
    }

    a = 2;
    b = 3; // Illegal because the variable b is declared in an inner scope..
}
</syntaxhighlight>