Raw Java 8 Local Variables - java.lang.VerifyError: Inconsistent Freeze Frame

Question

I recently upgraded my project to Java 1.8 from version 1.7.

I get an exception for an inconsistent stack combination for a method in one of my classes.

Initializing some unrecognized local variables in a permitted method, but can someone explain why using unread variables throws an exception in Java 8, thanks.

Perhaps this will be with the version of eclipse (Kepler SR 2 20140224-0627) that I am using is just curious.

POSSIBLE SOLUTION

• previously used the arguments "--xxSplitVerifier" (in version 1.7) or the "-NVerify" Jvm before fixing the faulty code.

• if the compiler options in the eclipse workspace are not marked with the option "save unused local variables", it is compiled using java 8

Method :

It is impossible to publish the full method as its very large and restrained code of the company I work with.

public synchronized int setData()  //sample code 
{
    int id= 0;
    StringBuffer sb;  // works if initialized - stringBuffer sb = null;
    String  name;     // works if name = null

    if (true) {
        sb = new StringBuffer();  
      } else {
        sb = new StringBuffer();
      }  

stackFrame:

Called: java.lang.VerifyError: inconsistent freeze frames on target branch 2079

Exception Details: Location: someClass.setData (someClass / Data) i @ 2079: iload_3

Reason: Type top (current frame, locals [4]) is not assigned to 'java / lang / StringBuffer' (stack map, locals [4])

:   bci: @98   flags: {}   locals: {'someClass/setData', 'someClass/Data', 'someClass/Data', integer, top, top}   stack: {'someClass/Data'}

:   bci: @2079   flags: {}   locals: {'someClass/setData', 'someClass/Data', 'someClass/Data', integer, 'java/lang/StringBuffer', 'java/lang/String'}   stack: {} Bytecode:   0x0000000: 2bb6 032b 4d03 3e06 bd01 3e59 0313 032f   0x0000010: 5359 0413 0331 5359 0513 0333 533a 0606