@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static inline bool HandleString(io::CodedInputStream* input, MessageLite* msg,
switch (ctype) {
case StringType_INLINED: {
- InlinedStringField* s;
+ InlinedStringField* s = nullptr;
switch (cardinality) {
case Cardinality_SINGULAR:
// TODO(ckennelly): Is this optimal?