"static" keyword documentation example uses uninitialized variable

On page https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/language/variables/variable-scope-qualifiers/static/ the following example code is provided:

[code]int randomWalk(int moveSize) {
static int place; // variable to store value in random walk - declared static so that it stores
// values in between function calls, but no other functions can change its value

place = place + (random(-moveSize, moveSize + 1));

if (place < randomWalkLowRange) { // check lower and upper limits
place = randomWalkLowRange + (randomWalkLowRange - place); // reflect number back in positive direction
}
else if (place > randomWalkHighRange) {
place = randomWalkHighRange - (place - randomWalkHighRange); // reflect number back in negative direction
}

return place;
}[/code]

The first time randomWalk is called, place will not have been initialized, so the += will produce a runtime error. Perhaps the example should initialize it on declaration with a comment that explains the initializer is called only once?

It may be useful to include an additional comment about the initialization order of static variables in global scope as well - although perhaps this is "out of scope" for this documentation.

Start at the linked static keyword reference page and inspect the example code shown in the issue. Update the example so place has an initializer and explain that static local initialization occurs only once; the documentation is done when the example no longer uses an uninitialized value and the scope-related explanation remains accurate.