title: Java initialize variable with null or not?
body: <p>I was wondering whether I should initialize class members in java with an initial value and then change that value to some other given value in the constructor, or should I avoid doing such a thing? </p>
  
  <p>code example</p>
  
  <pre><code>public class Test {
      private int value = 5;
  
      public Test(int value) {
          this.value = value;
   }
  }
  </code></pre>