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Java Java Objects (Retired) Creating the MVP Current Progress

Adam Brown
Adam Brown
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Adam Brown
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Why doesn't letter have to be defined?

At and before 2:23 in this video, there is a code entered into the java-repl: for (char letter : example.toCharArray()){ System.out.println("We have the letter " + letter); }

Why doesn't letter have to be defined? Is it a name built into java?

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Craig Dennis
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Craig Dennis
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Craig Dennis
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher

It is declared and initialized in the for loop.

for (char letter : example.toCharArray()) {