Delphi Error – E2195 Cannot initialize local variables

Delphi Compiler Error

E2195 Cannot initialize local variables

Reason for the Error & Solution

The compiler disallows the use of initialized local variables.

program Produce;

  var
    j : Integer;

  procedure Show;
    var i : Integer = 151;
  begin
  end;

begin
end.

The declaration and initialization of ‘i’ in procedure ‘Show’ is illegal.

program Solve;

  var
    j : Integer;

  procedure Show;
    var i : Integer;
  begin
    i := 151;
  end;

begin
  j := 0;
end.

You can use a programmatic style to set all variables to known values.